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Dictionary > Sivaas

Word[?]
SIV1S Sivaas
Word Type[?]
noun
Pronunciation[?]
/siˈvɑs, ˈsi vəs/
Official Definition[?]

Beast
(Dialogue File, 00045D09)
(POGGLE, p. 1097)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

n. beast, creature

Usage[?]

Het nok kopraan do Hela, Fahdon wah pah sivaas aar do Kaan. Aal rek siiv unahzaal praan ko Feykro do Hahnu.
Here lies the body of Hela, friend to all beasts and servant of Kyne. May she find eternal rest in the Forest of Dreams.
(Word Wall for Kaan, Kyne’s Peace)

I used to visit [Numinex] from time to time. Nearly crazed by loneliness and captivity. Tiiraz sivaas. He did not even remember his own name.
Tiiraaz sivaas = “sad beast”
(Paarthurnax, 00045D09)

Connotations[?]

Closer in meaning to ‘animal’ or ‘creature’. Associated with Kyne and the wilderness. Can refer to wild animals, but not vicious or savage in nature. Noble, respectful, even sympathetic in connotation. Contrast with sunvaar ‘beast’, which refers to monstrous beasts.

Etymology[?]

May share feminine ending -aas with kulaas ‘princess’, further relating to Kyne.