Rūs

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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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. 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
Translations