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== Laefevian == | == Laefevian == | ||
[[Image:berries.png|thumb|right|A chart in Laefevian indicating several types of berries, in order by rows: blackberry, mulberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, blueberry, marshberry, redcurrant, barberry, dog rose berry, raspberry, strawberry, lingonberry, cloudberry, sea buckthorn berry.]] | |||
=== Etymology === | === Etymology === | ||
Unknown but it is probably a combination of various suffixes. Most theories assume the underlying base suffix to come from {{inherit|lfv|lnk-pro|-VkVs}}. | Unknown but it is probably a combination of various suffixes. Most theories assume the underlying base suffix to come from {{inherit|lfv|lnk-pro|-VkVs}}. | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 4 April 2025
Laefevian
Etymology
Unknown but it is probably a combination of various suffixes. Most theories assume the underlying base suffix to come from Proto-Laenkean *-VkVs.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ykši (nominal, heavy i-stem)
- (productive) Forms names of berries or other small, berry-like fruits.
- telse (“strawberry”) → telsykši (“strawberry”)
- arkas (“pine tree”) → arkøikši (“blueberry”)
- eiþ (“thorn”) → eiþykši (“brambleberry, blackberry”)
- biêr (“raspberry”) → biêrykši (“raspberry”)
- madad (“to whet”) → madykši (“barberry”)
- ôguôrs (“sea buckthorn”) → ôguôrykši (“sea buckthorn berry”)
- hvym (“bog, fen”) → hvymmykši (“cloudberry”)
Derived terms
| ▶ Laefevian terms suffixed with -ykši |
- -yhke (berry plant)
See also
- -tar (fruit-deriving suffix)