N. -ath suf. “collective or group plural” (Category: Noun Inflection)

References ✧ Ety/SI; PE21/57, 64

Glosses

• “collective plural” ✧ PE21/57
• “group pl” ✧ PE21/57

Element In

• N. siniath “news, tidings” ✧ Ety/SI

Cognates

• Ilk. -ath “collective plural” ✧ PE21/57
• ᴹQ. -sta¹ “close grouping” ✧ PE21/57

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶-asta “collective plural” ✧ PE21/57 (-atta); PE21/64 (sta)

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶-atta > -ath

[-attā] > [-atta] > [-attʰa] > [-aθθa] > [-aθθ] > [-aθ]

✧ PE21/57

G. -th suf. “plural suffix” (Category: Noun Inflection)

References ✧ GG/10

Glosses

• “nominative inessive P.” ✧ GG/10

Related

• -th is original and same as ᴱQ. -r ✧ GG/10
• -in “nominative inessive P.” [versus] -th “nominative inessive P.” ✧ GG/10

Cognates

• ᴱQ. -r¹ “plural suffix” ✧ GG/10

Derivations

• < G. †-tt “dual” ✧ GG/10
  • < ᴱ✶-ttǝ “dual” ✧ GG/10

Phonetic Developments

G. -tt > -th

[-tt] > [-θθ] > [-θ]

✧ GG/10