Dictionary:nachie

Middle Airananwe

Pronunciation

• /naʧiə/

Etymology

From Gaillean naktetzia (writing-feather), worn down: the compound seam is crushed to -ch-, and the second element ends as etzia does in echie. The word is no longer felt as a compound.

Noun

nachie

1. a quill; a feather cut for writing

Declension

	SG	PL
NOM	nachie	nachier
GEN	nachien	nachiern
DAT	nachii	nachieri
ACC	nachies	nachiers

Related terms

• Compare: echie (“feather”)

Descendants

• Airananwe: nájy