-þ

Laefevian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-θ/ [-θ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Laenkean *-tʰVs. This suffix was productive in Proto-Laenkean and later in Proto-Laefevic as well, and it perhaps remained somewhat productive all the way up to the early Old Laefevian period. During its productive era(s), the suffix was often added onto other suffixes to derive new compound suffixes.

Alternative forms

• -t (after /l/, nasals, and fricatives)

Suffix

-t (nominal, consonant stem)

1. (unproductive, fossilised) A structural suffix in inherited deverbal nouns.

   *liwg- (“to breathe”) → *liwgtʰis → louþ (“breath”)

   *mɯg- (“to shine”) → *mɯgtʰɯs → maiþ (“light”)

   *pʰɯwŋ- (“to wash”) → *pʰɯwŋtʰɯs → fônt (“lye”)

   *dɯwl- (“to be bright”) → *dull̥kʼýtʰys → nylgiþ (“flash”)

   *gwoz- (“to be damp”) → *pegworztʰos → eôrþ (“cloud”)

   *kʰeg- (“to be fast”) → *kʰegtʰes → heiþ (“horse”)

   *(s)nep- (“to cut”) → *(s)neptʰes → neft (“knife”)

   *bʱajt- (“to carry”) → *bʱajttʰas → vêst (“bag”)

2. (unproductive, fossilised) A structural suffix in inherited nouns.

   *bʱajtʰas (“woman”) → vêþ (“woman”)

   *pædtʰæs (“thorn”) → eiþ (“trn”)

   *(h)wostʰos (“ice”) → ôst (“ice”)

Derived terms

▶ Laefevian terms suffixed with -þ

Etymology 2

Suffix

-þ (nominal, consonant stem)

1. alternative form of -t in certain environments or by contamination from the suffix above