liegikan
Volapük
Etymology
From liegik (“rich”) + -an (“person”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [li.e.ɡi.ˈkan]
Noun
liegikan (nominative plural liegikans)
- 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
| 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