S. -eth suf. “feminine ending” (Category: Affix)

S. -eth, suf. “feminine ending” (Category: Affix)

References ✧ PE17/141; PM/345; RC/579; WJ/387

Glosses

• “ending in feminine names” ✧ PM/345
• “feminine [ending]” ✧ PE17/141
• “feminine ending” ✧ RC/579

Variations

• -eth ✧ PE17/141; PM/345; RC/579; WJ/387
• -es ✧ PE17/141

Related

• -es [appears] after ð, th [for] -eth “feminine [ending]” ✧ PE17/141

Inflections

-is	plural	✧ PE17/141
-ith	plural	✧ PE17/141

Element In

• S. adaneth “(mortal) woman”
• S. Astoreth
• S. Ioreth “Old Woman” ✧ RC/579
• S. Núneth
• S. Firieth “(Female) Mortal” ✧ WJ/387
• S. Íreth ✧ PM/345
• S. †Thenneth “*Grey-Elf (f.)” ✧ PE17/141

Cognates

• Q. -issë “ending in feminine names” ✧ PM/345

Derivations

• < ✶-ittā “ending in feminine names” ✧ PM/345

Phonetic Developments

✶-ittā > -eth

[-ittā] > [-itta] > [-ittʰa] > [-iθθa] > [-eθθa] > [-eθθ] > [-eθ]

✧ PM/345