Kevahi

Shiväisith

Etymology

ExpandFrom an invisible proto-language.
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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkevɑhi/

Rhymes: -evɑhi

Orthographic Form

kevaki

Verb

kevahi (infinitive)

1. to converge, to merge, to flow together, to come together
2. to marry, to get married (to someone with the comitative)
3. used in conjunction with a present tense copula to form the compound future tense of kevahi
4. used in conjunction with a hodiernal tense copula to form the compound conditional tense kevahi

Inflection

ExpandConjugation of kevahi Singular Plural First Second Third First Second Third Present Positive kevar keval kevath kevajel kevanil kevavil Negative lir kevas lil kevas lith kevas lijel kevas linil kevas livil kevas Hodiernal Positive keevar keeval keevath keevajel keevanil keevavil Negative yr keevas yl keevas yth keevas yjel keevas ynil keevas yvil keevas Imperfect Positive kevanar kevanal kevanith kevanjel kevannil kevanvil Negative linär kevas linäl kevas linith kevas linjel kevas linnil kevas linvil kevas Perfect Positive keevanar keevanal keevanith keevanjel keevannil keevanvil Negative ynär keevas ynäl keevas ynith keevas ynjel keevas ynnil keevas ynvil keevas Past Habitual Positive kevarja kevalja kevatja kevajelja kevanilja kevavilja Negative lirjä kevas liljä kevas litjä kevas lijeljä kevas liniljä kevas liviljä kevas Ancient Positive keevarja keevalja keevatja keevajelja keevanilja keevavilja Negative yrjä keevas yljä keevas ytjä keevas yjeljä keevas yniljä keevas yviljä keevas Present Subjunctive Positive kevaadra kevaadla kevaadhith kevaadjel kevaadnil kevaadvil Negative liidrä kevas liidlä kevas liidhith kevas liidjel kevas liidnil kevas liidvil kevas Past Subjunctive Positive keevaadra keevaadla keevaadhith keevaadjel keevaadnil keevaadvil Negative yydrä keevas yydlä keevas yydhith keevas yydjel keevas yydnil keevas yydvil keevas Future Positive ar kevahi al kevahi äth kevahi äjel kevahi änil kevahi ävil kevahi Negative lir kevahi lil kevahi lith kevahi lijel kevahi linil kevahi livil kevahi Conditional Positive äär kevahi ääl kevahi ääth kevahi jeel kevahi niil kevahi viil kevahi Negative yr kevahi yl kevahi yth kevahi yjel kevahi ynil kevahi yvil kevahi Imperative kevaadh Infinitive kevahi

Creation and Usage Notes

I'm pretty sure I created this word just to be able to finish translating the phrase book for The Art of Language Invention. I do have a vague memory of needing a word for "convergence", but it evidently didn't end up in the final script... Checking up, I did need a word for "convergence" at some point. I had a totally different one (a fake one, I think, when I was planning out the sound), but at some point I decided to create a word to honor Kevin Murphy, show runner of Defiance. I wouldn't have done that unless I thought the word was going to be used. So weird... Anyway, what that means is this word was coined earlier, and the secondary sense was added later on when I was writing The Art of Language Invention. -David J. Peterson 17:27, 31 January 2020 (PST)