lemÌc. Lemizh grammar and dictionary

Lemizh / English dictionary


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htrà.

to make an older sibling of someone-nom; in Lemizh grammar: to make an earlier (left) sibling object of a later (right) one-nom

htrè. jounger sibling of someone-acc

Usage notes

This word, in its changing meanings, has always symbolised the (real or imagined) strength of Lemizh family bonds.

Etymology

NLem htir‑a ‘jounger sibling’
LMLem, MLem cUtir‑yr ‘daughter’
OLem zhütir‑ ‘mother, daughter?’
PLem *dzuɦter‑ ‘daughter’
PIE *dʰugh₂tér‑s

Cognates

Eng daughter, Gk θυγάτηρ ‘daughter, maid-servant’