Honoritive particle

The *honoritive particle* (or *honoritive*) is a prefix used when speaking of a person (or by extension any intelligent entity) in a respectful context. Novan distinguish 3 sets of honoritives: the military honoritive, the scholarly honoritive, and the affective honoritive.

## General use of honoritives

Whether the person spoken about is present or not does not change the use of the honoritive. It is possible to use multiple honoritives, in which case the following order is used: military honoritive, scholarly honoritive, and finally affective honoritive.

Usually, when speaking to academic personnel from the military, only the military honoritive is used, except in very formal settings settings (typically when speaking of academic achievements). When the military and scholarly honoritives are the same, the military one takes precedence and the scholarly one is replaced by ... (student).

When speaking of a packmate in a military context, ... (comrade-sibling) is used.

When speaking to a person one does not know, no honoritive is expected, except if the person is from the military and on duty, in which case the corresponding military honoritive or rank when known is expected, otherwise the ... (comrade) honoritive is used. When speaking of a scholar or anyone who's main activity is linked to knowledge, out of a formal academic context, the ... (student) honoritive is used.

## Military honoritives

In a military context, the honoritive is often replaced by the rank of the person, while the military honoritive is used when conciseness is needed, when the exact rank is unknown, or in a less formal context.

### List of military honoritives

Novan military honoritives. The *X* in the translation indicates where the noun linked to the honoritive should be placed in the standard translation.
For example, when a high ranking officer speaks to a low ranking soldier on guard duty at the entrance of a base, the officer uses the ... (on duty) honoritive. Use of this honoritive reflects that the high ranking officer acknowledges that within the exercise of their duty, the soldier on guard duty has higher authority than the officer.

## Scholarly honoritives

Academic honoritives are used by researchers and mages addressing each other. The ... (student) which is used in daily life to designate anyone dedicated to seeking knowledge, while academic honoritives are only used in an academic or formal setting.

When speaking of a scholar or anyone who's main activity is linked to knowledge, out of a formal academic context, the ... (student) honoritive is used. For example, when speaking to a librarian, the ... (student) honoritive is used.

### List of scholarly honoritives

Novan scholarly honoritives. The *X* in the translation indicates where the noun linked to the honoritive should be placed in the standard translation.
**From the military particle ... (most honored).**
**From the military particle ... (specialist).**

## Affective honoritives

Affective honoritives are used when speaking about family (pack-related or blood-related).

### List of affective honoritives

Novan affective honoritives. The *X* in the translation indicates where the noun linked to the honoritive should be placed in the standard translation.
More rarely used when speaking of a blood-related parent.
Pack-sibling *X*
Brother *X*
Sister *X*
More rarely used when speaking of a blood-related sibling.
More rarely used when speaking of a blood-related child.
Dear *X*