vior

Latin

Verb

vior

1. 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 (nominative plural viors)

1. ivory (material from elephants' tusks)

Declension

declension of vior

	singular	plural
nominative	vior	viors
genitive	viora	vioras
dative	viore	viores
accusative	viori	vioris
vocative 1	o vior!	o viors!
predicative 2	vioru	viorus

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

Derived terms

• vioracan
• vioracans
• Viorajolän (“Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)”)
• vioraköl
• viorakölik
• viorik