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The | The main vowel of the adjective usually undergoes i-umlaut when the suffix is attached to it. This was originally due to the /i/ vowel of the Germanic suffix, but the umlaut continued to operate after the fall of this /i/ sound through analogy. | ||
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Revision as of 13:04, 19 November 2018
Skundavisk
Etymology
From Middle Skundavisk -the, -þue, from Old Skundavisk -iþō, from Halmisk -iþō, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō.
Pronunciation
IPA: /θə/
Suffix
-the f. (genitive -the, plural -ther)
- -th (used to form nouns from adjectives)
- foul > fylthe
- foul > filth
- foul > fylthe
Usage notes
The main vowel of the adjective usually undergoes i-umlaut when the suffix is attached to it. This was originally due to the /i/ vowel of the Germanic suffix, but the umlaut continued to operate after the fall of this /i/ sound through analogy.