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)
- snout (mouth of an animal)
Inflection
| Singular | Plural | Paucal | Collective | |
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| 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) |