Guess the Word in Germanic Conlangs

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Is the second morpheme a derivational suffix?

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Is the second morpheme a derivational suffix?

Yes.

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Given it's been two weeks, I'm willing to simply reveal the word.

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I don't think it's taken this long because it's too hard. It's just that the only person guessing has been too busy to keep the game moving along.

Anyway, was the <e> originally *e?

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Anyway, was the <e> originally *e?

No

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*i?

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*i?

Yup

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Is the first morpheme related to this word?

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Is the first morpheme related to this word?

Yes!

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Does it mean something like "mildness, softness, tenderness"?

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Does it mean something like "mildness, softness, tenderness"?

Yes! Well, it's a little bit more narrow than that. Generally used more like "mercy, compassion, sympathy".

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Sorry for the delay.

Language: Modern South Germanic
Word: empscåj
IPA: [ˈʔɛ̃mpskɒj]

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Sorry for the delay.

Language: Modern South Germanic
Word: empscåj
IPA: [ˈʔɛ̃mpskɒj]

Is it composed of two morphemes emp.scåj?

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Sorry for the delay.

Language: Modern South Germanic
Word: empscåj
IPA: [ˈʔɛ̃mpskɒj]

Is it composed of two morphemes emp.scåj?

emps-cåj

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Sorry for the delay.

Language: Modern South Germanic
Word: empscåj
IPA: [ˈʔɛ̃mpskɒj]

Is it composed of two morphemes emp.scåj?

emps-cåj

Oh...tricksy.

Is it a noun?

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Is it a noun?

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Is it composed of a noun and a sufficient morpheme?

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Is it composed of a noun and a sufficient morpheme?

I’m not sure what you mean by “sufficient”, but they’re both nouns.

Edit: Actually, I should probably mention that the -s- is a suffix, but it’s not relevant to the meaning.

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Is it composed of a noun and a sufficient morpheme?

I’m not sure what you mean by “sufficient”, but they’re both nouns.

Edit: Actually, I should probably mention that the -s- is a suffix, but it’s not relevant to the meaning.

"Sufficient" is my stupid phone's auto-correct for "suffixing".

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Did the first noun begin with a vowel in PG?

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Did the first noun begin with a vowel in PG?