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* ''(Standard Eorzean)'' [[IPA]]: [neɾov] | * ''(Standard Eorzean)'' [[IPA]]: [neɾov] | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Lominsan ''neruv'', influenced by Midlander ''neroɣefa''. Both of these derive from Allagan ''nérogev'' "spoken". This comes from an unusual derivation in late Amaurotine, where the patient adjective prefix ''wŋe-'' was added to derive an agent noun from ''ɬɔɣɛv'' "to speak". Other words following this pattern indicate a use of patient prefixes as dative prefixes (i.e. the correct gloss should be "spoken ''to''"), but this is not certain. | From Lominsan ''neruv'', influenced by Midlander ''neroɣefa''. Both of these derive from Allagan ''nérogev'' "spoken". This comes from an unusual derivation in late Amaurotine, where the patient adjective prefix ''wŋe-'' was added to derive an agent noun from ''ɬɔɣɛv'' "to speak" to describe creations with the capacity for language. Other words following this pattern indicate a use of patient prefixes as dative prefixes (i.e. the correct gloss should be "spoken ''to''"), but this is not certain. | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
# Spoken, sapient being, person | # Spoken, sapient being, person | ||
Latest revision as of 23:06, 28 December 2024
Eorzean
Pronunciation
- (Standard Eorzean) IPA: [neɾov]
Etymology
From Lominsan neruv, influenced by Midlander neroɣefa. Both of these derive from Allagan nérogev "spoken". This comes from an unusual derivation in late Amaurotine, where the patient adjective prefix wŋe- was added to derive an agent noun from ɬɔɣɛv "to speak" to describe creations with the capacity for language. Other words following this pattern indicate a use of patient prefixes as dative prefixes (i.e. the correct gloss should be "spoken to"), but this is not certain.
Noun
- Spoken, sapient being, person
Notes
Note that this is more broad than erfon, which refers to humans (those races that have continuity with the Ancients), or to the Ancients themselves, specifically.