-ir

High Valyrian

Etymology

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Suffix

-ir

1. Used to form type II or generic substantives (i.e. nouns), which refer to abstract or uncountable concepts, from class I adjectives, participles and demonstratives.

   gaomilaksa (“to be done”) → gaomilaksir (“task”)

Derived Terms

High Valyrian terms suffixed with -ir

See Also

• -ion

Kinuk'aaz

Etymology

From Proto-Kinuk'aaz *uiʀ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-iʀ/

Orthographic Form

-ir

Suffix

-ir

1. Used to form class II verbs from nouns.

   nuk (“tongue”) → nuk'iret (“to lick”)

2. Used to form class IV verbs from adverbs.

   vats (“down”) → vats'iret (“to descend”)

Derived Terms

Kinuk'aaz terms suffixed with -ir

Related Terms

• viret