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====Preposition==== | ====Preposition==== | ||
{{head|doth|preposition|contracts to mr' before a word beginning with a vowel | {{head|doth|preposition|contracts to [[mr']] before a word beginning with a vowel}} | ||
# in, inside of | # (''nominative'') in, inside of | ||
#: ''[[Khalakka]] [[dothrae]] '''mr''''[[anha]].'' | #: ''[[Khalakka]] [[dothrae]] '''mr''''[[anha]].'' | ||
#:: A prince is riding '''inside''' me. | #:: A prince is riding '''inside''' me. | ||
#::: -''Daenerys'' (''[[A Game of Thrones]]'') | #::: -''Daenerys'' (''[[A Game of Thrones]]'') | ||
# | # (''allative'') into | ||
# out of, out from | # (''ablative'') out of, out from | ||
====Creation and Usage Notes==== | ====Creation and Usage Notes==== |
Revision as of 00:24, 17 February 2020
Dothraki
Etymology
From Proto-Plains *mǝra (“inside”).
Source
Coined by George R. R. Martin in the book A Game of Thrones.
Source Spelling
mr'
Pronunciation
Preposition
mra (contracts to mr' before a word beginning with a vowel)
- (nominative) in, inside of
- Khalakka dothrae mr'anha.
- A prince is riding inside me.
- -Daenerys (A Game of Thrones)
- A prince is riding inside me.
- Khalakka dothrae mr'anha.
- (allative) into
- (ablative) out of, out from
Creation and Usage Notes
I'm not happy with how this turned out. I misremembered what I planned at an early stage and ended up getting stuck with a wonky prepositional system in Dothraki where major prepositions are assigning the nominative case. See anha for more info on that.
-David J. Peterson 15:41, 9 December 2019 (PST) |