Āpsos

High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaːpsos/

Noun

āpsos (third declension solar, nominative plural āpsossa)

1. snout, muzzle, mouth (of an animal)

   Zaldrīzo āpsos rōvēgrie issa!

   The dragon's snout is enormous!

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)