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====Creation and Usage Notes====
====Creation and Usage Notes====
{{djpnotes|quote=In Spanish, the equivalent word, ''hocico'', can be used as an insult, and I had that in mind when coining this word. This word, ''[[āpsos]]'', sounds rather rude to me. That was intentional.
{{djpnotes|quote=In Spanish, the equivalent word, ''hocico'', can be used as an insult, and I had that in mind when coining this word. This word, ''{{m-self|hval|āpsos}}'', sounds rather rude to me. That was intentional.


-''[[User:Djp|David J. Peterson]]'' 00:33, 14 May 2020 (PDT)}}
-''[[User:Djp|David J. Peterson]]'' 00:33, 14 May 2020 (PDT)}}

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaːpsos/

Noun

āpsos (third declension solar, nominative plural āpsossa)

  1. snout (mouth of an animal)
Inflection
Singular Plural Paucal Collective
Nominative āpsos āpsossa āpsun āpsor
Accusative āpsuni āpsori
Genitive āpso āpsoti āpsuno āpsoro
Dative āpsot āpsunto āpsorto
Locative āpsunno āpsorro
Instrumental āpsoso āpsossi āpsusso āpsorzo
Comitative āpsummo āpsormo
Vocative āpsos āpsossas āpsusso āpsorzo

Creation and Usage Notes

In Spanish, the equivalent word, hocico, can be used as an insult, and I had that in mind when coining this word. This word, āpsos, sounds rather rude to me. That was intentional.

-David J. Peterson 00:33, 14 May 2020 (PDT)