Nektogon

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High Valyrian

Etymology

From the same root *nek- "cut" as in nekes and nekēbagon.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnektoɡon/

Rhymes: -ektoɡon

Verb

nektogon (vowel-final, perfect participle nektota)

  1. to cut, to slice
    Ñuha muña melvo nektos.
    My mother is slicing a pear.
    Sȳndroso lykāpa, myrdomy aderpa, iēdrosa gīdāpa. Zūger korzose trūmȳtrī nektossis.
    Quiet as a shadow, swift as a deer, calm as still water. Fear cuts deeper than swords.
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