Īlōnda

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /iːˈloːnda/

Pronoun

īlōnda (first declension lunar, nominative singular nykēla)

  1. (reflexive) ourselves; first person plural reflexive personal pronoun, nominative case[1]
    Ziry ōdrikagon īlōnde umbitti.
    We were loath to do him harm.
    -Dragonkeeper Elder (House of the Dragon, Episode 102)
  2. (reciprocal) each other, one another; first person plural reciprocal personal pronoun, nominative case
  3. (emphatic) we, us, we ourselves; first person plural emphatic personal pronoun, nominative case
Inflection
Plural
Nominative īlōnda
Accusative īlōnde
Genitive īlōndo
Dative īlōndot
Locative īlōndā
Instrumental īlōndosa
Comitative īlōndoma
Vocative īlōndus
Related Terms
Notes
  1. To force the reflexive meaning and distinguish it from the reciprocal, add hēnka before the pronoun (so Hēnke īlōnde ūndi can only mean "We saw ourselves").