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95 dictionary entries for Oynprith
| Article | Part | Definition | Usage notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ' | Speech Mark | A glottal stop[1] | |
| A | Letter | A Vowel in the Oynprith alphabet[2] | |
| Aaumyats | Noun | Group[3] | Equivalent of a Platoon in Imperial terms |
| Ay | Letter | A vowel in the Oynprith alphabet[4] | |
| Aydih | Noun | Warrior[5] | One of the six Esorde (castes) of Droyne. The six castes are Aydin (worker), Aydih (warrior), Ayssath (technician), Aydirsoth (drone), Aykrusk, (leader), and Praytsirv (sport) |
| Aydin | Noun | Worker[6] | One of the six Esorde (castes) of Droyne. The six castes are Aydin (worker), Aydih (warrior), Ayssath (technician), Aydirsoth (drone), Aykrusk, (leader), and Praytsirv (sport) |
| Aydirsoth | Noun | Drone[7] | Plural: Aydirsothin One of the six Esorde (castes) of Droyne. The six castes are Aydin (worker), Aydih (warrior), Ayssath (technician), Aydirsoth (drone), Aykrusk, (leader), and Praytsirv (sport) |
| Aydirsothin | Noun | Drones[8] | Singular: Aydirsoth |
| Aydusk | Adjective | Building (Constructing)[9] | |
| Aykrusk | Noun | Leader[10] | One of the six Esorde (castes) of Droyne. The six castes are Aydin (worker), Aydih (warrior), Ayssath (technician), Aydirsoth (drone), Aykrusk, (leader), and Praytsirv (sport) |
| Ayssath | Noun | Technician[11] | One of the six Esorde (castes) of Droyne. The six castes are Aydin (worker), Aydih (warrior), Ayssath (technician), Aydirsoth (drone), Aykrusk, (leader), and Praytsirv (sport) |
| B | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[12] | |
| Br | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[13] | Only ever starts a syllable |
| D | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[14] | |
| Deu-Draysaskin | Noun | The group of Yaskoydray's grand-children[15] | |
| Dr | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[16] | |
| Draysask | Noun | One of Yaskoydray's 420 children and grandchildren[17] | Plural: Draysaskin |
| Draysaskin | Noun | Yaskoydray's 420 children and grandchildren[18] | Individually Draysask There were two generations of Yaskoydray's Draysaskin: Ur-Draysaskin (x20 children); Deu-Draysaskin (20 x 20 = x400 grandchildren) |
| Draysaskin | Noun | Group of precursor descendants[19] | Individually Draysask |
| Drefusk | Noun | Force[20] | Equivalent of a Company in Imperial terms |
| Dreskay | Noun | An extended family of Droyne[21] | Singular of Dreskayin |
| Dreskayin | Noun | Multiple extended families of Droyne[22] | Plural of Dreskay |
| Droyne | Noun | Us[23] | |
| E | Letter | A Vowel in the Oynprith alphabet[24] | |
| Esivoy | Verb | To schism: the process of splitting in two.[25] | The process where a Dreskay divides into two or more groups. |
| Esorde | Noun | Caste[26] | Droyne have the six Esorde (castes). These are Aydin (worker), Aydih (warrior), Ayssath (technician), Aydirsoth (drone), Aykrusk, (leader), and Praytsirv (sport). |
| Eyotwyu | Noun | Party[27] | Equivalent of a Squad in Imperial terms |
| F | Letter | A consonant in the Oynprith alphabet[28] | |
| Fikrudrarm | Noun | Black knowledge[29] | A body knowledge and skills rarely used by Droyne and generally forbidden. These include skills like lying, forgery, disguise, and many other kinds of deception. |
| H | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[30] | |
| I | Letter | A Vowel in the Oynprith alphabet[31] | |
| Iskay | Noun | Droyne casting ceremonies[32] | Plural of Iskyar |
| Iskyar | Noun | Droyne casting ceremony, performed by an adolescent[33] | Plural: Iskay The outcome of the ceremony initiates the biological and personality changes which transform the individual into one of the six Esorde |
| Iyuksim | Noun | Tendril[34] | Plural: Iyuksimin. |
| Iyuksim | Noun | An exploratory party[35] | Plural: Iyuksimin. |
| Iyuksimin | Noun | Tendrils[36] | Plural of Iyuksim. |
| K | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[37] | |
| Kistsyot | Noun | One who kills living things to make food | e.g. Butcher, Reaper. Oynprith doesn't make a distinction between taking the life of Flora and Fauna. |
| Kistsyot | Verb | To kill to make food | e.g. To Butcher, To Reap. Only acts that kill the supplier fall within the scope of this word. "Picking" or "Shearing" do not kill the plant/animal itself so are excluded. |
| Kr | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[38] | |
| Krinaytsoyni | Noun | Deathless[39][40] | Applied to a Droyne who by the opinion of their oytrip should have performed krinaytsyu, but has refused to do so. These Droyne live as outcasts from their society. |
| Krinaytsyu | Noun | Voluntary death[41] | |
| Kroyloss | Noun | Fraternity[42] | Plural: Kroylosses. Allows Droyne to set off into the world without loosing the companionship of other Droyne. |
| Kroylosses | Noun | Fraternities[43] | Plural of Kroyloss |
| L | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[44] | |
| Ld | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[45] | |
| Lk | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[46] | Only ever at the end of a syllable |
| Lm | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[47] | |
| Ls | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[48] | Only ever ends a syllable |
| M | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[49] | |
| N | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[50] | |
| O | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[51] | |
| Oy | Letter | A vowel in the Oynprith alphabet[52] | |
| Oynprith | Noun | The ritual language of the Droyne [53] | Oynprith is common to all Droyne societies |
| Oytrip | Noun | A collection of dreskayin[54] | Plural: Oytripin A Droyne community, usually geographic in nature. |
| Oytripin | Noun | Many collections of dreskayin[55] | Singluar: Oytrip |
| Oytrits | Noun | Interfaced communities[56] | |
| Oytritsyu'a | Noun | lit. killing-between-communities[57] | from Oytrits (interfaced communities), and Syu'a (killing) The Droyne concept of total war. In wars involving aliens or implacable enemies, Droyne forces will relax the ritualised constraints of limited war required of them for fighting within a community or with other Oytrips. When Otritsyu'a is invoked, a Droyne community will not stop fighting until it or its enemies have been absolutely defeated. In the face of such relentless devotion to battle, even Aslan warriors have been known to wilt. |
| Oyumyoss | Noun | Regiment or Reinforced Battalion[58] | Equivalent of a Regiment in Imperial terms |
| P | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[59] | |
| Pr | Letter | A consonant in the Oynprith alphabet[60] | |
| Praytsirv | Noun | Sport[61] | Plural: Praytsirvin One of the six Esorde (castes) of Droyne. The six castes are Aydin (worker), Aydih (warrior), Ayssath (technician), Aydirsoth (drone), Aykrusk, (leader), and Praytsirv (sport) |
| Praytsirvin | Noun | Sports[62] | Singular: Praytsirv |
| R | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[63] | |
| Rd | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[64] | Only ever ends a syllable |
| Rf | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[65] | Only ever ends a syllable |
| Rk | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[66] | |
| Rm | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[67] | |
| Rt | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[68] | |
| Rv | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[69] | |
| S | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[70] | |
| Siyoparttwi | Noun | Scout Vessel[71] | |
| Sk | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[72] | Only at the end of a syllable |
| Ss | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[73] | |
| Sssaldrarm | Noun | Space Skills[74] | A body of knowledge and skill relating to the safe working in space, including the use of a Vacc Suit, operation of space vehicles, and so on. While not forbidden like Fikrudrarm, these skills are only rarely known by Droyne. |
| St | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[75] | |
| Syalskolm pyaray nuhholmal mosolmal beyo mosoyal rissoyal nyabeh va vasse | Phrase | All-people are born free, in equal dignity and rights [76] | A very formal style of speech |
| Syopsun | Adjective | Trading[77] | |
| Syu'a | Noun | Killing[78] | |
| T | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[79] | |
| Tenentsyo | Noun | Mercantile Expedition Vessel[80] | Also the name the imperials assign to a 'class' of Droyne vessel used for Mercantile Expeditions. |
| Th | Letter | A consonant in the Oynprith alphabet[81] | |
| Tr | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[82] | Only ever starts a syllable |
| Ts | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[83] | |
| Tw | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[84] | |
| Tyafelm | Noun | Family[85] | |
| U | Letter | A vowel in the Oynprith alphabet[86] | |
| Ur-Draysaskin | Noun | The group of a specific Precursor's children[87] | |
| V | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[88] | |
| X | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[89] | |
| Ya | Letter | A vowel in the Oynprith alphabet[90] | |
| Yaskoydray | Noun | Grandfather[91] | A mythic figure in Droyne society, a saviour who has visited many of the Droyne worlds bringing culture and new knowledge. |
| Yatroy | Noun | Mandate[92] | Plural: Yatroyin Name for a collection of Droyne Aydirsothin and Praytsirvin acting intermediaries between Oytripin. |
| Yatroyin | Noun | Mandates[93] | Singular: Yatroy |
| Yo | Letter | A vowel in the Oynprith alphabet[94] | |
| Yu | Letter | A Vowel in the Oynprith alphabet[95] | |
| Yubotsio | Noun | Military Expedition Vessel[96] | |
| Z | Letter | A letter in the Oynprith alphabet[97] | |
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