naeli, literally "falls" (cf. naelen to fall); nael in the singular generally refers to precipitation.
or
thalla, related to thallar (of water) to rush, though this can also more strictly mean "rapids"
next: grandstand, pontificate, get on one's soapbox
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- Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:53 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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- Tue Mar 27, 2018 12:52 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Re: Lexicon Building
Msérsca:
grossa strong, tough
staría steadfast, robust, from star fixedness, surety
Next: antifragile
grossa strong, tough
staría steadfast, robust, from star fixedness, surety
Next: antifragile
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 3:15 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Re: Lexicon Building
Msěrsca:
níf nom. s. nívi nom. pl. níhoa gen. s. níhoï gen. pl. nís dat. s. nívis dat. pl.
(noun) fin, fletch(ing)
next word: to refrain from mentioning something, let sleeping dogs lie
níf nom. s. nívi nom. pl. níhoa gen. s. níhoï gen. pl. nís dat. s. nívis dat. pl.
(noun) fin, fletch(ing)
next word: to refrain from mentioning something, let sleeping dogs lie
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:11 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Re: Lexicon Building
Msěrsca:
nennar - to cuddle
next: hero cult
nennar - to cuddle
next: hero cult
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 12:41 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Quickie Thread
- Replies: 2827
- Views: 630994
Re: Sound Change Quickie Thread
Is this outlandish, or? /æ e i ɑ o u/ > /ɛ ʲe i a o u/ /æː eː iː ɑː oː uː ai oi/ > /ɛː ʲeː iː ɔː oː uː aː wɛ/ Now long vowels rarely appear in unstressed syllables in the motherlang, but for morphological reasons /ai oi/ do. Would /ai oi/ > [aː wɛ] when stressed and > [ɛ ø~y] when unstressed be impl...
- Sat Jun 10, 2017 3:47 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Game
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- Views: 511507
Re: Sound Change Game
Modern Vaien zus [zus] > Msěrsca sus [sʏs]
Modern Vaien fœs [føs] > Msěrsca fus [fʏs]
Modern Vaien þœxs [θœχ̥s] > Msěrsca thós [θøːs]
Modern Vaien awx [awχ̥] > Msěrsca ác [oːk]
Modern Vaien fœs [føs] > Msěrsca fus [fʏs]
Modern Vaien þœxs [θœχ̥s] > Msěrsca thós [θøːs]
Modern Vaien awx [awχ̥] > Msěrsca ác [oːk]
- Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:18 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Re: Lexicon Building
Msěrsca:
pax - hat, headdress
Issima paxpás.
Let's go to the hat store.
Next word:
sleep paralysis
pax - hat, headdress
Issima paxpás.
Let's go to the hat store.
Next word:
sleep paralysis
- Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:33 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Post your conlang's phonology
- Replies: 2278
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Re: Post your conlang's phonology
/p b t t͡s d d͡z k g/ p b t tz d z c g /f θ s ʃ x/ f θ s ś h /m n ŋ/ m n gn /ʋ ɹ l j/ v r l i /a e i o u y/ a e i o u y /aː ɛː eː iː ɔː uː øː yː/ á ai é/ei í au ú eu ý (p, b, t, d, t͡s, d͡z, k, g, f, θ, s, ʃ, x, m, n, ʋ, ɹ, l)V(p, t, k, f, θ, s, ʃ, x, j) Word-initial stops are limited to the devoice...
- Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:37 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: äreolang scratchpad
- Replies: 10
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Re: äreolang scratchpad
Idea for a relative of Msěrsca: [ˈleːrnæ jæ ˈɑskimɑnɑ ˈkɑːɾæinɑksɑ] (~2250 BP) [ˈlɛːrna ja ˈaskimana ˈkɔːɾɛinaksa] (~1750 BP) [ˈlɛːrnə jə ˈaskimənə ˈkɔːɾeːnəksə] (~1250 BP) [ˈlairne je ˈaskimən ˈkoːɾenəks] (~750 BP) [laːɹnɛ jɛ ˈascɪmŋ̩‿ˈkøːɾɛks] laerne ě ascimn córex [ˈleːrnæ jæ ˈɑskimɑnɑ ˈkɑːɾæinɑk...
- Sun May 03, 2015 12:38 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Re: Lexicon Building
ěscmelear, ěscmelar [ˈjɛskmɛʎaɹ̝ ˈjɛskmɛlaɹ̝] to dismember, tear apart, dissect ěscmelearre, ěscmelarre [ˈjɛskmɛˌʎarɛ ˈjɛskmeˌlarɛ] dismemberment, dissection not to be confused with dmestettar [ˈzmɛstɛtːaɹ̝] to dissassemble and dmestettarre [ˈzmɛstɛˌtːarɛ] dissessembly next: nightlife
- Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:17 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Re: Lexicon Building
Msěrsca:
ispith [ˈɪspɪθ] unreason, injustice, wrongness
sáthilam [ˈsoːθɪlam] unreasonable, unjust, wrong, from sáth reason, justice, rightness + -ilam -less
Next: ferment (verb and/or noun)
ispith [ˈɪspɪθ] unreason, injustice, wrongness
sáthilam [ˈsoːθɪlam] unreasonable, unjust, wrong, from sáth reason, justice, rightness + -ilam -less
Next: ferment (verb and/or noun)
- Sun Apr 12, 2015 8:08 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Game
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- Views: 511507
Re: Sound Change Game
Msěrsca (from Wendoth's nominative):
ibes [ˈɪbɛs]
iděhes [ˈɪdʒɛxɛs]
cahao [kaˈxao̯]
paobop [ˈpao̯vop]
ibes [ˈɪbɛs]
iděhes [ˈɪdʒɛxɛs]
cahao [kaˈxao̯]
paobop [ˈpao̯vop]
- Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:49 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Re: Lexicon Building
Msěrsca:
símantar, slímantar, slímattar [ˈsiːmantaɹ̝ ˈsliːmantaɹ̝ ˈsliːmatːaɹ̝] - to get away (from), evade, avoid blame (for)
next: turtle
símantar, slímantar, slímattar [ˈsiːmantaɹ̝ ˈsliːmantaɹ̝ ˈsliːmatːaɹ̝] - to get away (from), evade, avoid blame (for)
next: turtle
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:26 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sound Change Game
- Replies: 2673
- Views: 511507
Re: Sound Change Game
Otkh lendas [ˈɮɛndɛs] →Msěrsca lendes [ˈlɛn̪d̪ɛs]
Otkh tesn [ˈtʰesn̩] → Msěrsca tesn [ˈtɛsn̩]
Otkh tälsac [ˈtʰaɬsacʰ] → Msěrsca tathsaic [ˈtaθsac]
Otkh lasiaf [ˈɮasʲaf] → Msěrsca laseaf [ˈlaʃaf]
Otkh tesn [ˈtʰesn̩] → Msěrsca tesn [ˈtɛsn̩]
Otkh tälsac [ˈtʰaɬsacʰ] → Msěrsca tathsaic [ˈtaθsac]
Otkh lasiaf [ˈɮasʲaf] → Msěrsca laseaf [ˈlaʃaf]
- Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:09 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
- Replies: 6633
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Re: Help your conlang fluency
Áillica é torrosse mixístimme thímirmasco. sacramental.wine COP.PRES.3S strong.COMP potent.SUP think.INF-way-COMP Bristel, ta cdět tác mea dmecsa Msěrsca. Ctá co li tácn prělmire? Bristel 2S.GEN build.PP language 1S.DAT recall.PRES Msěrsca what C/COP 3S.GEN language-GEN influence.PL Bristel, your c...
- Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:09 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: The glebst of Gleb
- Replies: 187
- Views: 67702
Re: The glebst of Gleb
Here's the phonemic inventory we were given with seed #1813866917: Consonants: m n̻ p ɓ t̻ ɗ̻ k g s̻ h l̻ w Vowels: i iː u uː e eː o oː æ æː The syllable structure: (C1)V(C2)(C3)(C4) C1: a consonant V: a vowel C2: a voiced consonant other than an implosive; i.e. one of /m n̻ g l̻ w/ C3: one of /m n̻...
- Fri Jan 09, 2015 4:06 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Re: Lexicon Building
Msěrsca:
něic [ɲɛc] bug bite, zit
impe, imphe, inse, and bědě also work.
next word: throne
něic [ɲɛc] bug bite, zit
impe, imphe, inse, and bědě also work.
next word: throne
- Sun Dec 28, 2014 3:12 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Lexicon Building
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Re: Lexicon Building
Msěrsca:
ístinamat [ˈiːstɪˌnamat] from ísti delicate, luxurious + namat passive participle of namar to eat
Nalag Tawrat:
exkam [ˈæɬkam] delicacy
next: merriment
ístinamat [ˈiːstɪˌnamat] from ísti delicate, luxurious + namat passive participle of namar to eat
Nalag Tawrat:
exkam [ˈæɬkam] delicacy
next: merriment
- Sun Dec 28, 2014 3:03 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: äreolang scratchpad
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4489
Re: äreolang scratchpad
Some words of note from the prayer above: sáth —this was ratiō in the original Latin, and was rendered in English as reason . Given the general character of this prayer, its closest equivalent might be the Egyptian Maat . The word sáthorín which occurs later in the prayer is related, deriving from s...
- Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:29 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: äreolang scratchpad
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4489
Re: äreolang scratchpad
In the spirit of Lexember—though it is too late for us to participate in the usual way—here's a Msěrsca translation of an abridged prayer from Boëthius, which we'll use to develop semantic and grammatical principles over these last few days of the year: Á tá co i idetemía sáth amina árme, laerne ě a...
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:43 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
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- Views: 765413
Re: Help your conlang fluency
Sáira índat Arizonasillis Eolla, mě líma co esse íx.
[ˈsoːɪr̞ɔ ˈiːndat ˌar̞ɪˈsøːnasˌɪɫːɪs ˈjɔɫːɔ mɲɛ ˈliːmɔ kw‿ˈɛsːɛ iːks]
I was supposed to go to Arizona for Christmas, but it looks like I'm staying here.
[ˈsoːɪr̞ɔ ˈiːndat ˌar̞ɪˈsøːnasˌɪɫːɪs ˈjɔɫːɔ mɲɛ ˈliːmɔ kw‿ˈɛsːɛ iːks]
I was supposed to go to Arizona for Christmas, but it looks like I'm staying here.
- Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:11 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: äreolang scratchpad
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4489
Re: äreolang scratchpad
A bit of a story to help flesh out the Nalag Tawrat feel: Yamī kutesali Arsasan ṿizeḥ. [jaˈmiː kuˈtæsaˌli arˈsɒsaɱ‿vˤiˈzæħ] live.PST.3S temples.LOC.PL Arsan.LOC scribe.NOM.SG There lived in the city of Arsan a scribe. Martē entarye Ẓarasti, sed mayēwd hami Ḥumarina Nazuye du Peterina ad Sudav. [marˈ...
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:03 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: äreolang scratchpad
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4489
Re: äreolang scratchpad
No, though it does have some intentional derivations from IE languages, including English. What gave you that impression?Bristel wrote:Is Msĕrsca a future Anglic language (specifically American)?
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 4:06 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: äreolang scratchpad
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- Views: 4489
Re: äreolang scratchpad
Nalag Tawrat phoneme inventory:
/p b t d k ɡ ʔ/
p b t d k g q
/tˤ kˤ/
ṭ ḳ
/m n/
m n
/f v s z ɬ ɮ x ħ/
f v s z x j h ḥ
/vˤ zˤ ɮˤ/
ṿ ẓ x̣
/r l j w/
r l y w
/a e i u aː eː iː uː/
a e i u ā ē ī ū
/p b t d k ɡ ʔ/
p b t d k g q
/tˤ kˤ/
ṭ ḳ
/m n/
m n
/f v s z ɬ ɮ x ħ/
f v s z x j h ḥ
/vˤ zˤ ɮˤ/
ṿ ẓ x̣
/r l j w/
r l y w
/a e i u aː eː iː uː/
a e i u ā ē ī ū
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 1:04 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: äreolang scratchpad
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Re: äreolang scratchpad
The words nalag tawrat appeared to me in a dream this morning, so I'm making a conlang for them to exist in. We'll start with some nominal morpho(phono)logy. This language gradates consonants to distinguish case and number, and both nouns and adjectives are marked this way. nalag tawrat /naˈlag tauˈ...