Contionary:fe-

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Brooding

Alternate Forms

Extended ASCII Form: fe
Abjad ASCII Form: f

Pronunciation

(Brooding) IPA: /fɛ/

Affix

fe-

  • defective
  • substandard

Usage Notes

A defective or substandard version of the noun or adjective, pejorative. A prefix added to the beginning of a noun or adjective.

Phrygian

Etymology

From Classical Phrygian ɓɛ- (be-), from Proto-Semitic *bV-. Cognate with Hebrew בְּ־ (b-), Aramaic בְּ־ (bə-), Arabic بِـ (bi-), among others.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Phrygian) IPA: /fɛ-/, (before a vowel) /f‿/
    • (Smyrna Phrygian) IPA: [f̩-]
    • (Attalia Phrygian) IPA: [fə-]
    • (Prusa Phrygian) IPA: [fɛ-]
  • (Classical Phrygian) IPA: /βe-/

Preposition

ɓɛ- (fe-)

  1. in, inside, within
  2. into
    Synonym: ʌɛ-
  3. forms adverbs from nominalised adjectives
    ɓɛ- + ɓɛpɑ́ɥɛɜ (ferázesj, "speed") → ɓɛɓpɑ́ɥ (fefráz, "quickly, post-haste")

Inflection

Pronominal forms of ɓɛ (fe)
base form ɓɛ
fe
with definite article masculine ɓoʌ
fol
feminine ɓıʌ
fil
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
first person ɓɛï
feï
second person ɓɛx
fech
ɓɛ́xoɯ
féchom
ɓɛ́xɛï
fécheï
third person ɓo
fo
ɓɛ
fe
ɓoɯ
fom
ɓɛï
feï