-iaht

Laefevian

Alternative forms

• -aht

Etymology

Nominalised form of -ias, equivalent to -ias + -þ (-noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-iaxt/ [-iaxt]

Suffix

-iaht (nominal, consonant stem)

1. (productive) Used to derive nouns with a variety of meanings from corresponding adjectives.

   fielpettias (“brush-like”) → fielpettiaht (“Penicillium”) (i.e. brush-like fungus)

2. (terminologically productive) Used to derive certain geometric shapes.

   lomad (“to roll”) → lommiaht (“cylinder”)

   olke (“die”) → olkeaht (“cube”)

   surǧu (“pyramid”) → surǧuaht (“pyramid”)

   lanku (“ball (for playing)”) → lankuaht (“ball”)

3. (terminologically productive) Used to derive certain geologic or geographic terms.

   stêñis (“tight”) → stêññiaht (“gorge, ravine”)

   ørþis (“flat”) → ørþiaht (“plain, flatlands”)

   ewant (“sand”) → ewantiaht (“sandbar”)

   hranus (“dead)”) → hraniaht (“oxbow lake”)

4. (somewhat productive) Used to derive names of fruits and fruit trees that typically grow in the wild and are ungrafted.

   huntar (“cherry”) → huntarriaht (“wild cherry”)

   huntiêrpe (“cherry tree”) → huntiêrpiaht (“wild cherry tree”)

   ampar (“apple”) → amparriaht (“wild apple”)

   miêrpe (“apple tree”) → miêrpiaht (“wild apple tree”)

Usage notes

The suffix causes gemination of the preceding single consonant if added directly to the base (e.g. huntar → huntarriaht). The gemination does not take place if the base does not end in a single consonant (e.g. ewant → ewantiaht), or if the base ends in a vowel (e.g. hranus → oblique hrani- → hraniaht). In some cases, the initial vowel of the suffix is omitted (e.g. olke → oblique olke → olkeaht), which mostly happens in heavy vowel-stems.

Derived terms

▶ Laefevian terms suffixed with -iaht