Guess the Word in Romlangs

[Mándinrùh]

Canis Croātiae? Which I suppose could be a dalmatian?

[qwed117]

hmm.
Does the <rr> in gurrei come from a non-rhotic consonant or any consonant cluster?

That's of course if Croatiae isn't correct, which I suspect it is.

[GrandPiano]

Was the vowel in the first syllable of the second word o or ō?

o?

Canis Croātiae? Which I suppose could be a dalmatian?

Does the <rr> in gurrei come from a non-rhotic consonant or any consonant cluster?

[zyma]

Does the <rr> simply come from Classical Latin r?

[Clio]

Is it from canis corrigia? So meaning something like dog-leash?

[GrandPiano]

Is it from canis corrigia? So meaning something like dog-leash?

That’s correct! Your turn.

[Clio]

Awesome--that was a good one! The new word is: écaiant /eka'jænt/.

[spanick]

Awesome--that was a good one! The new word is: écaiant /eka'jænt/.

Is the initial <é> prothetic? If so, was there originally an <s> between before the next consonant?

[Clio]

Is the initial <é> prothetic? If so, was there originally an <s> between before the next consonant?

Yes and yes.

[spanick]

Is it a present participle?

[Clio]

In Latin it was, but not anymore.

[spanick]

In Latin it was, but not anymore.

Does it come form squālēns "stiffening, drying"?

[Clio]

Does it come form squālēns "stiffening, drying"?

Correct! Now I think you just need to get the meaning, right?

[zyma]

Awesome--that was a good one!

Indeed! Good guessing, Clio!

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So it was a present participle in Classical Latin, but isn't anymore… is it still a verb form, or would you consider it more of a nominal (noun/adjective)?

[spanick]

Shot in the dark here but the closest English cognate is squalor...so I'm gonna guess something like "poverty"?

[Clio]

No, it's an adjective now.

[spanick]

No, it's an adjective now.

Hmm....dry?

[Clio]

No, it's an adjective now.

Hmm....dry?

The meaning's a bit more specific than just dry, but I'd be willing to give it to you.

[spanick]

Well it's up to you if you wanna just give it but if like to take one more swing at it... withering?

[Clio]

That's extremely close. I was thinking something along the lines of withered, parched, singed; matted (of hair in which a liquid has dried up).
Your turn!