liegikan

Volapük

Etymology

From liegik (rich) +‎ -an (person).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [li.e.ɡi.ˈkan]

Noun

liegikan (nominative plural liegikans)

  1. rich person (one of the rich)
    • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 12:
      Liegikans e pöfikans binons deadöfiks.
      Rich people and poor people are mortal.

Declension

Declension of liegikan
singular plural
nominative liegikan liegikans
genitive liegikana liegikanas
dative liegikane liegikanes
accusative liegikani liegikanis
vocative 1 o liegikan! o liegikans!
predicative 2 liegikanu liegikanus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • liegikanik