Rūs

High Valyrian

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ruːs/

Rhymes: -uːs

Noun

rūs (third declension solar, nominative plural rūhossa)

1. infant, baby

   Gēlȳndi aōt tepagon jaelas, hegnīr aōhys rūs ipradagon kostos.

   He only wants to give you money, so your baby can eat.

   Rūhurlion drāmmakson kostos, rūs egroso nādīnakson.

   We could lay open the womb, try to remove the infant by way of the blade.

   -Surgeon (House of the Dragon, Episode 106)

2. offspring, child

   Keso qrinuntenko tolālȳti ūbriljagon rūs nājumban.

   I doubt a child could grow in such hostile environs.

   -Daemon (House of the Dragon, Episode 104)

   Konir ñuho rūho syt jaelan.

   I want the same for my child.

   -Daemon (House of the Dragon, Episode 102)

Inflection

	Singular	Plural	Paucal	Collective
Nominative	rūs	rūhossa	rūhun	rūhor
Accusative			rūhuni	rūhori
Genitive	rūho	rūhoti	rūhuno	rūhoro
Dative	rūhot		rūhunto	rūhorto
Locative			rūhunno	rūhorro
Instrumental	rūso	rūhossi	rūhusso	rūhorzo
Comitative			rūhummo	rūhormo
Vocative	rūs	rūhossas	rūhusso	rūhorzo