Nik

Hen Linge

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

IPA^(key): /nik/

Orthographic Form

nikh

Verb

nik (basic/imperative)

1. to believe
2. to think
3. to feel

Inflection

Conjugation of nik

Active		Singular			Plural
		First	Second	Third	First	Second	Third
Indicative	Present	nike	niket	nike	nike	niket	nike
	Middle Past	esei nikte	eseith nikte	es nikte	esen nikte	esek nikte	esel nikte
	Full Past	er nikte	ereith nikte	er nikte	eren nikte	erek nikte	erel nikte
	Future	nik en
Participle	Present	niken
	Past	nikte
Imperative/Nonfinite		nik
Passive		Singular			Plural
		First	Second	Third	First	Second	Third
Indicative	Present	nikil	nikeshil	nikil	nikil	nikeshil	nikil
	Middle Past	esei nikshil	eseith nikshil	es nikshil	esen nikshil	esek nikshil	esel nikshil
	Full Past	er nikshil	ereith nikshil	er nikshil	eren nikshil	erek nikshil	erel nikshil
	Future	enil nik
Participle	Present	nikenil
	Past	nikshil
Imperative/Nonfinite		nikil

Ravkan

Ravkan numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: Nik     Ordinal: Zdolye

Etymology

From Old Ravkan *nik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nik/

Orthographic Form

nik

Orthographic Numeric Form

1

Numeral

nik

1. one

Derived Terms

• -nik

 

Related Terms

• zdolye

 

Creation and Usage Notes

The form and meaning of this word was inferred from the many Ravkan words from the Grisha Trilogy ending in -nik. The form itself was definitely borrowed from Russian, for which see my note here. -David J. Peterson 01:17, 14 August 2024 (PDT)