jenav

Volapük

Etymology

From jenön +‎ -av. The derivation from jenön seems to be somewhat based on German Geschichte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃeˈnav/

Noun

jenav (nominative plural jenavs)

  1. history, past
  2. history (study of history)
    • 1937, “‚Johann Martin Schleyer’”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:
      De 1852 jü 1855 ästudom in niver tö ‚Freiburg im Breisgau’ Godavi, pükavi, filosopi, jenavi e sanavi.
      From 1852 to 1855 he studied theology, philology, philosophy, history and medicine at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau.

Declension

Declension of jenav
singular plural
nominative jenav jenavs
genitive jenava jenavas
dative jenave jenaves
accusative jenavi jenavis
vocative 1 o jenav! o jenavs!
predicative 2 jenavu jenavus

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

Derived terms

  • jenavan
  • jenavik
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