róot night (as opposed to day)

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl): róota
    • night (as opposed to day)
      • Example 1265:
        tíi róota lúu lúu bheší karooṛí se ṣínga gaḍíla.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        raát
        night
        -a
        -obl
        lúu
        whole.night
        lúu
        whole.night
        bheš
        sit.down
        -í
        -CV
        karooṛé
        dig.out
        -í
        -CV
        se
        REM
        ṣing
        horn
        -a
        -pl
        gaḍé
        pull.out
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        He sat up digging the whole night, taking up the horns [that were buried in the ground].
        Source:
        A:MAA014
      • Example 1607:
        róot bhílu.
        róot
        night
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        It became night.
        Source:
        A:DLX277
      • Example 1608:
        róota áa ṭhaaṭáaku tasíi yéeii šíkala ki yhóolu.
        raát
        night
        -a
        -obl
        a
        IDEF
        ṭhaaṭáku
        ogre
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        yéei
        mother
        -ii
        -gen
        šíkal
        shape
        -a
        -obl
        ki
        as
        yhéi
        come
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        In the night a monster came in the shape of his mother.
        Source:
        A:BRE002

Related entries

  • See also:
    • raát night (as a measure of time); 24-hour period