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=== Variants === | === Variants === | ||
* ain | * [[ain]] | ||
* isain | * [[isain]] | ||
* misain (emphatic form, possibly ''[[ma]]'isain''). | * [[misain]] (emphatic form, possibly ''[[ma]]'isain''). | ||
See [[Sandhi in Old Tongue]]. | See [[Sandhi in Old Tongue]]. | ||
=== Morphology === | === Morphology === | ||
(See [[Verb Morphology in the Old Tongue]]) | |||
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| [[nane]] || '''Past''' | | [[nane]] || '''Past''' | ||
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| | | {{Inferred verb form|[[nanu]]}} || '''Future''' | ||
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{{Inferred forms note}} | |||
The form ''nane'' (was) is used in several scenes in the show; it is assumed to be a truncated ''(m)(i)(s)ainane'', where the word is shortened by removing most of the stem. The future ''nanu'' (will be) is inferred by pattern. | The form ''nane'' (was) is used in several scenes in the show; it is assumed to be a truncated ''(m)(i)(s)ainane'', where the word is shortened by removing most of the stem. The future ''nanu'' (will be) is inferred by pattern. | ||
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* [[isainde]] - negation (is not, to not be) | * [[isainde]] - negation (is not, to not be) | ||
[[Category:Old Tongue words]] | [[Category:Old Tongue words]] | ||
[[Category:Old Tongue verbs]] | [[Category:Old Tongue verbs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:13, 20 August 2026
sain
Out of Universe
✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.
Old Tongue
Verb
sain
- is, to be
Variants
See Sandhi in Old Tongue.
Morphology
(See Verb Morphology in the Old Tongue)
| sain | Present |
| nane | Past |
| nanu* | Future |
*Inferred, not canonically attested.
The form nane (was) is used in several scenes in the show; it is assumed to be a truncated (m)(i)(s)ainane, where the word is shortened by removing most of the stem. The future nanu (will be) is inferred by pattern.
Related Words
- isainde - negation (is not, to not be)