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Dictionary > Sadonvum

Word[?]
SADONVUM Sadonvum
Word Type[?]
strong adjective
Pronunciation[?]
/’sæ don vum, ‘sɑ don vum/
Official Definition[?]

No official translation given.

Expanded Definition[?]

adj. graybearded
adv. in the manner of a graybeard
n. graybeard
v. to age, to make or become graybearded

Usage[?]

Modir fin Sadonvum wahlaan qethsegol zeymahii vahrukt Oskar, wen zul los sahlo ahrk ni sahrot Thu’um do ok brod.
[Modir the Greybeard raised (this) stone (in) his brother’s memory, Oskar whose voice was weak and not (the) mighty Thu’um of his clan.]
(Unused Word Wall for Zul, Throw Voice)

Connotations[?]

Respectful, connotes great age and wisdom.

Etymology[?]

Compound of sadon ‘gray’ and vum ‘beard’.

Notes[?]

Unknown whether this refers to a member of the Greybeards, or is more likely an adjective describing someone who is gray-bearded. Similar, better understood words such as wuth ‘old’ and onik ‘wise’ should be used instead when referring to age.