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ᴺQ. !maicata- v. “to sharpen” (Category: Sharp)

ᴺQ. !maicata-, v. “to sharpen” (Category: Sharp)

A neologism coined by Paul Strack posted in 2018 specifically for Eldamo, a transitive and intransitive verb based on maica “sharp”. It has a transitive weak past maicatáne (maicatane-) “sharpened [something]” and intransitive half-strong past maicante “[became] sharpened”; hat-tip to Vyacheslav Stepanov for these past forms. Petri Tikka instead suggested [ᴺQ.] laiceta- “to sharpen” in Parma Penyanë Quettaron (PPQ) based on [ᴹQ.] laika “keen, sharp, acute”, but that is the wrong kind of “sharp”: sharp senses not sharp swords.

Elements

Q. maica¹ “sharp, piercing”

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ᴺQ. !laiceta- v. “to sharpen” (Category: Sharp)

See ᴺQ. !maicata- for discussion.

Elements

ᴹQ. laika “keen, sharp, acute”