zè (01_Asaxi Nouns (List))


Noun class (warm / cold)

Cold

  • Reasoning: Abstract concept of time.

Grammatical function

  • Type: Temporal Noun
  • Meaning: The Past, antiquity, previous times.

Pronunciation

IPA: /zə/

Semantic field

Smntc_Field Time

Translations

  • English: the past, history, yesterday (poetic)
  • Polish: przeszłość

Usage Note

Used with locative prefixes to describe where an event is in time.

  • vazè: “In the past.”
  • nizè: “Into the past.”

Example sentence

To xő vazè vanů. He lives in the past.

Etymology

Nominalization of the zè- (Past Tense Prefix).

Antonyms

  • pa (The Future).

Derived terms

  • kozè (Distant Past).
  • ozè (Immediate Past).