Dictionary

kileer

/ki.'li:ɹ/

noun

  1. street, road
  2. lane, avenue
  3. thoroughfare, highway

Additional notes: This word refers to a literal physical structure. To speak about a metaphorical "path", use keeraw.

An example of a road.

Cases

Cases

Suffix

PL

NOM

 

kileerru

ACC

kileerkad

kileerrukad

GEN

kileerahn

kileerrahn

DAT

kileertum

kileerrutum

LOC

kileerrab

kileerruab

ABL

kileerdash

kileerrudash

Examples:

Nominative:

Kileer magru.

Gloss: Road long.

Translation: "(The) road (is) long."

Accusative:

Zi merali kileerkad.

Gloss: 2 fix-IPF road-ACC.

Translation: "You're fixing (the) road."

Genitive:

Nid kileerahn tagonkad.

Gloss: Here road-GEN end-ACC.

Translation: "This (is the) end of (the) road."

Dative:

Shu jrebadem garakad kileertum.

Gloss: 3 throw-PST rock-ACC 3.GEN road-DAT.

Translation: "He threw (a) rock at (the) road."

Locative:

Shu shor kileerrab.

Gloss: 3 walk road-LOC.

Translation: "She walks on (the) road."

Ablative:

Killa tlaws kileerdash dezi.

Gloss: Turn big road-ABL east.

Translation: "Turn east from (the) big road."