Q. #-matya suf. “-eating” (Category: to Eat)
An adjective suffix for “eating” used only in compounds based on an archaic active participle suffix -ya (PE17/68).
Conceptual Development: A similar suffix ᴱQ. -matwa appeared in various words in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s (QL/59-61).
References ✧ PE17/68
Inflections
| #-matya | active-participle | “eating” | ✧ PE17/68 |
Elements
| mat- | “to eat” | |
| -ya¹ | “adjective suffix” | ✧ PE17/68 (#-ya) |
Element In
ᴱQ. #-matwa suf. “*-eating” (Category: to Eat)
References ✧ QL/59-61
Elements
| mata- | “to eat” |
| -va | “adjectival” |
Element In