A

Azrán

Etymology

From Spanish a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a˩/

Preposition

a (assigns nominative)

1. to, toward

Hen Linge

Etymology 1

From an invisible proto-language.
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Source

Coined by Andrzej Sapkowski in the book Blood of Elves.

Source Spelling

a

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a/

Orthographic Form

a

Preposition

a

1. (allative) to, towards
2. (benefactive) for

Etymology 2

From an invisible proto-language.
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Source

Coined by Andrzej Sapkowski in the book Sword of Destiny.

Source Spelling

á

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a/

Orthographic Form

aa

Adverb

a

1. there, in that place

Etymology 3

From an invisible proto-language.
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Source

Coined by Andrzej Sapkowski in the book The Time of Contempt.

Source Spelling

a

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a/

Orthographic Form

agh

Pronoun

a (subjective first person singular, plural nina)

1. I (first person singular subjective pronoun)

Inflection

Hen Linge Personal Pronouns Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person Subjective a the het nina wak lan Objective/Possessive me, 'me ath, te, 'eth/'th it, 'et/'t en, 'en/'n ek, 'ek/'k lan, 'elan/'lan Negative na nete net nein nök nil

Creation and Usage Notes

There's nothing in Sapkowski's materials that inspired the spelling of a; it just felt right. -David J. Peterson 23:20, 8 August 2023 (PDT)

Inha

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language.
The etymology of this word comes from an invisible proto-language. If you're confident you know the etymology, feel free to add it, but reader beware should the etymology be added by someone other than the creator of the language!

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a/

Conjunction

a

1. but
2. however, though
3. and, and then, then
4. if (in if/then expressions)
5. then (in if/then expressions)

Méníshè

Etymology

From Proto-Méníshè *as.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a˧/

Pronoun

a (third person generic independent)

1. one, some; third person generic independent personal pronoun

Inflection

Méníshè Personal Pronouns Singular Plural Independent Dependent Possessive Independent Dependent Possessive First Person éì i- / y- inyás pé pé- / p- pényás Second Person lóù lu- / lw- lunyás ráà ra- / r- ranyás Third Person Magic Class 'ayás a- / '- anyás ákhá a- / '- anyás Human Class ìnás na- / n- nanyás ìnór na- / n- nanyás Air Class wàás u- / w- unyás wàáz u- / w- unyás Earth Class t'anás t'a- / t'- t'anyás t'ányà t'a- / t'- t'anyás Fire Class jás jì- / j- jìnyás jàáz jì- / j- jìnyás Water Class sibás sí- / sh- sínyás sibáz sí- / sh- sínyás Generic a a- / ás- anyás a a- / ás- anyás

Trigedasleng

Etymology

From English I.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a/

Rhymes: -a

Pronoun

a (first person singular, dual inclusive yumi, plural inclusive oso, plural exclusive osir)

1. (variant pronunciation of ai) I; first person singular personal pronoun

Inflection

Trigedasleng Personal Pronouns Singular Plural 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person Plain Pejorative Inclusive Exclusive Plain Pejorative Plain ai yu em du yumi, oso osir yo emo du Possessive ain yun emon oson yon emon

Creation and Usage Notes

My original conception for Trigedasleng was quite a bit different from what it ended up being. The original version had object agreement, for example (would've been cool). Among other things, though, was the absolute absence of the original English diphthongs [ai] and [au]—both of which, I reasoned, would have been lost by the time Skaikru came to Earth. Unfortunately, when I presented my original version to Jason and the writers, the writers balked. They said it was too different from English (quite ironic now—for more than a few reasons), and insisted I alter it enough to make it so it would be recognizable to viewers. One of the things I did was reintroduce the diphthongs [ai] and [au]—and I regret it everyday. One of the casualties was the first person pronoun, which should've just been a. Instead, I had to make it ai. I couldn't bear to be rid of the original, though, so I retained it as a variant, with the caveat that the possessive adjective never reduces (a nice and sensible tidbit, I thought). Truth is, in actual speech, the pronoun almost always comes out as [a] anyway (or at least when I record it), so it's still there in spirit. -David J. Peterson 02:31, 6 February 2020 (PST)