vior
Latin
Verb
vior
- first-person singular present passive indicative of viō
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from English ivory (ivory > ivor- > vior by metathesis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vi.ˈoɾ]
Noun
vior (genitive viora, plural viors)
- ivory (material from elephants' tusks)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vior | viors |
| Genitive | viora | vioras |
| Dative | viore | viores |
| Accusative | viori | vioris |
| Predicative1 | vioru | viorus |
| Vocative | o vior | o viors |
- Introduced in Volapük Nulik.
Derived terms
- vioracan
- vioracans
- Viorajolän (“Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)”)
- vioraköl
- viorakölik
- viorik
Further reading
- “vior”, in Vödabuk (in English, Esperanto, and Volapük)