Belmon

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbelmon/

Noun

belmon (third declension terrestrial, nominative plural belma)

  1. chain
    Belma se pōnte sētessis lȳri[1] nāpāstyri ozzālilāt?
    Will you burn away the chains and the nonbelievers who make them?
    -Zanrush (Game of Thrones, Episode 601)
Inflection
Singular Plural Paucal Collective
Nominative belmon belma belmun belmor
Accusative belmuni belmondi
Genitive belmo belmoti belmuno belmondo
Dative belmot belmunto
Locative belmunno belmorro
Instrumental belmoso belmossi belmusso belmorzo
Comitative belmummo belmormo
Vocative belmos belmas belmusso belmorzo
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Notes
  1. The use of lȳri here is an error by Peterson; it should properly be , being an adjective, not a pronoun.

Creation and Usage Notes

Coined in honor of Simon Belmont from the Castlevania series in honor of his chain whip. I've always found the name Belmont to be extraordinarily evocative. I now wish this word's meaning was something more useful than "chain".

-David J. Peterson 15:48, 14 January 2020 (PST)