þiem-

Laefevian

Alternative forms

• þiemi- (before a certain consonant clusters)
• þien- (before n, hn, and certain other single consonants)
• þieñ- (before ñ, hñ, and other velar consonants)

Etymology

Form Proto-Laenkean *stɯjm- (“old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiem-/ [θiem-]

Prefix

þiem-

1. (productive) proto- (i.e. forms nouns with the sense of first, original, primordial, or oldest)

   arkwaht (“truth”) → þiemarkwaht (“axiom”)

   iris (“animal”) → þiemiris (“protozoan”)

   assuirs (“element”) → þiemassuirs (“chemical element”)

   vanwe (“language”) → þienvanwe (“protolanguage”)

   hñôldet (“number”) → þieñhñôldet (“prime number”)

   stankun (“homeland”) → þiemistankun (“urheimat”)

Derived terms

▶ Laefevian terms prefixed with þiem-