Means (Instrument) Group ACTIVE
Means by which an agent performs an action.
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Agency
In linguistics, a grammatical agent is the cause or initiator of an event. The word agent is also used in this manner in Hilinqwo. Note that the agent is not necessarily the subject of the sentence. Consider the two sentences:
Kanos edit karnom. Dogs eat meat.
Karnos edtit kanom. Meat is eaten by dogs.
In both statements, kan* ("dog") is the agent. Karn* ("meat") is the patient. The voice used reflects the direction of agency. The first sentence is of the active voice: The subject is the agent and the direct object is the patient. The second sentence uses the passive voice: The subject is the patient and the direct object is the agent.
Hilinqwo also recognizes the following aspects of agency:
| Instrument | The means by which the indicated action or situation takes place. Usually something discrete and tangible. | dis tg |
|---|---|---|
| Intent | The ends of the action or situation. | dis itg |
| Result | The tangible product or result of the indicated action or situation. | tg |
| Facility | The location where the indicated action or situation takes place. | dis tg |
| The reason for the action. | dis itg |
The groups of the Agency supergroup are mutually exclusive.
Analytical Instruments of Air in Motion
Wind-gauge, anemometer, anemoscope, anemograph, anemometrograph; weathercock, weathervane, vane.
Claw
Claw Unguous instrument of retention. Talon, pincers, nippers, vise.
Gauge of Linear Dimension
Pedometer, odometer, odograph, viameter, viatometer, telemeter, perambulator.
Instruments of Hearing
Ear trumpet, speaking trumpet; telephone, phonograph, microphone; gramophone, phonograph, megaphone, phonorganon; audiphone, dentiphone; stethoscope.
Thesaurus
| Name | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Ambush | Means of concealment. |
| Anchor | Vinculum dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold. |
| Barometer | Gauge of air pressure. |
| Bathometer | Gauge of depth. |
| Bed | Instrument on which sleep takes place. |
| Capsule | |
| Clothing | Instrument of covering. |
| Club | Blunt instrument of impulse by striking with a broad surface. |
| Container | Instrument of containment. |
| Container for Animals | |
| Container of Perfumery | |
| Curtain | Large fabric serving as a screen for a window. |
| Cutting Edge | Essive instrument of sharpness. |
| Dative of Pendency | |
| Dynamometer | Gauge of impulse. |
| Ear | |
| Eye | Means of vision. |
| Factory | Facility or instrument of production. |
| Fan | Instrument for setting air in motion. |
| Fang | Long, pointed tooth used for injecting venom. |
Subgroups
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Roots
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