Nik

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Pronunciation

IPA(key): /nik/

Rhymes: -ik

Orthographic Form

nikh

Verb

nik (basic/imperative)

  1. to believe
  2. to think
  3. to feel
Inflection
Conjugation of nik
Active Singular Plural
First Second Third First Second Third
Indicative Present nike niket nike nike niket nike
Middle Past esei nikte eseith nikte es nikte esen nikte esek nikte esel nikte
Full Past er nikte ereith nikte er nikte eren nikte erek nikte erel nikte
Future nik en
Participle Present niken
Past nikte
Imperative/Nonfinite nik
Passive Singular Plural
First Second Third First Second Third
Indicative Present nikil nikeshil nikil nikil nikeshil nikil
Middle Past esei nikshil eseith nikshil es nikshil esen nikshil esek nikshil esel nikshil
Full Past er nikshil ereith nikshil er nikshil eren nikshil erek nikshil erel nikshil
Future enil nik
Participle Present nikenil
Past nikshil
Imperative/Nonfinite nikil

Ravkan

Ravkan numbers (edit)
10
1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: Nik
    Ordinal: Zdolye

Etymology

From Old Ravkan *nik.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /nik/

Rhymes: -ik

Orthographic Form

nik

Orthographic Numeric Form

1

Numeral

nik

  1. one
Derived Terms
Related Terms
Translations

Creation and Usage Notes

The form and meaning of this word was inferred from the many Ravkan words from the Grisha Trilogy ending in -nik. The form itself was definitely borrowed from Russian, for which see my note here.

-David J. Peterson 01:17, 14 August 2024 (PDT)