Gēlior

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High Valyrian

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːlior/

Noun 1

gēlior

  1. nominative collective of gēlion

Noun 2

gēlior (third/sixth declension terrestrial, nominative plural gēliori)

  1. money
    Gēlȳri[1] aōt tepagon jaelas, hegnīr aōhys rūs ipradagon kostos.
    He only wants to give you money, so your baby can eat.
    -Varys (Game of Thrones, Episode 601)
Inflection
Collective Collective Plural
Nominative gēlior gēliori
Accusative gēlȳndi gēliorī
Genitive gēlȳndo gēlioroti
Dative
Locative gēlȳrro
Instrumental gēlȳrzo gēliorzi
Comitative gēlȳrmo gēliormi
Vocative gēlȳrzo gēliorzis

Notes

  1. The form gēlȳri (which should be gēlȳndi) here indicates that the speaker is erroneously assuming the base form to be gēlio instead of the actual form, gēlion. This is a mistake that Valyrian speakers in general might make, but which is a bit surprising for Varys.