gjø: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:38, 20 August 2024

From Middle Radestrian gjo, from Old Radestrian ɣo, inherited from Proto-Radic *ɣo, from Proto-Hirdic *gho, from Proto-Laenkean *g(ʱ)e/o(j?)-. The fronting of the vowel in Modern Radestrian is somewhat unexplained, but it is generally thought to have developed through a medial **gjə. Compare also the dialectal gju. Cognate with Lusetian -u.

gjø

if, whether, introduces the question of a proposition's truth value [with indicative]
Hjei sjelta, gjøș kad devúl.
I don’t know if he’s done it.
even if [with subjunctive]
Stratuos, gjøs rapavú.
We will fight, even if we die.
or, introduces a choice
Gjøn hovend vánu, gjøn bist?
Do you want a cake or what?

Hjei sjelta, gjøș dzard sjínúl, gjøș drávist.
I don’t know if she’s written a song or a book.

This conjunction adopts all personal agreement from the clause verb, leaving the verb in its depersonal form.
- The depersonal form of vat in the indicative non-past is ∅, unless emphatic.

gjø

This particle adopts all personal agreement from the clause verb, leaving the verb in its depersonal form.
- The depersonal form of vat in the indicative non-past is ∅, unless emphatic.

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 == Radestrian ==
+=== Alternative forms ===
+* {{l|rad|gju}} (''dialectal'')
 === Etymology ===
-From earlier **<i>gjə</i>,
+From {{inherit|rad|rad-m|gjo}},
-from {{inherit|rad|rad-m|gjo}},
 from {{inherit|rad|rad-o|ɣo}},
 inherited
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 from {{inherit|rad|lnk-pro|g(ʱ)e/o(j?)-}}.
 {{root|rad|lnk-pro|g(ʱ)e/o(j?)-}}
+The fronting of the vowel in Modern Radestrian is somewhat unexplained, but it is generally thought to have developed through a medial {{m|rad|nolink=1|hypo=1|gjə}}. Compare also the dialectal {{m|rad|gju}}.
+{{cog|rad|lus=-u}}.
 === Pronunciation ===
 {{rad-pronunciation|homophones|jø}}
-=== Inflection ===
-{{rad-persconj}}
 === Conjunction ===
 {{head|rad|conjunction
 }}
-# {{eng|if}}, {{eng|whether}}, ''introduces the question of a proposition's truth value'' [+indicative]
+# {{eng|if}}, {{eng|whether}}, ''introduces the question of a proposition's truth value'' {{+|indicative}}
 #: {{ex|rad|Hjei sjelta, <b>gjøș</b> kad devúl.|I don’t know <b>if</b> he’s done it.}}
-# {{eng|even if}} [+dubitative]
+# {{eng|even if}} {{+|subjunctive}}
 #: {{ex|rad|Stratuos, <b>gjøs</b> rapavú.|We will fight, <b>even if we</b> die.}}
 # {{eng|or}}, ''introduces a choice''
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 ==== See also ====
 {{columns|rad|gje|gjøș hje}}
+=== Inflection ===
+{{rad-persconj}}