-ykši

Laefevian

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

Unknown but it is probably a combination of various suffixes. Most theories assume the underlying base suffix to come from Proto-Laenkean *-VkVs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ykʃi/ [-ykʃi]

Suffix

-ykši (nominal, heavy i-stem)

1. (productive) Forms names of berries or other small, berry-like fruits.

   telse (“strawberry”) → telsykši (“strawberry”)

   arkas (“pine tree”) → arkøikši (“blueberry”)

   eskis (“(dark) blue”) → eskykši (“bilberry”)

   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)