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Appendix:Variations of "met"
Czech
Etymology
From cs metat.
Pronunciation
cs [mɛt]
Suffix
m-in
Denotes a device used for throwing or firing something
cs granát<t:grenade> -o- granátomet<t:grenade launcher>
cs kule<t:bullet> -o- kulomet<t:machine gun>
cs plamen<t:flame> plamenomet<t:flamethrower>
cs světlo<t:light> světlomet<t:headlight>
Declension
m
Derived terms
cs
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
la suffix :inh<unc> ine-pro:<alt:*-meti><ety:af<*me><*-ti<id:adverb>>>
la.
De Vaan suggests inheritance from la ine-pro - 1 ine-pro *me<t:with> *-ti 1.-met 376–377
Alternatively, Dunkel suggests la egomet originates from ine-pro *eǵh₂óm + ine-pro *éti. From there, la -met would have been reanalysed as suffix.2 201
Pronunciation
Suffix
la suffixes
used as an intensifier of substantive and less frequently adjective personal pronouns, usually followed by la ipse
la ego<t:I> egomet<t:I myself>
la nōs<t:we> nōsmet<t:ourselves>
la mea<t:my> meamet<t:my very own>
Derived terms
la
la met ipse *metipsimus
See also
la -pte
References
la suffixes met
Pipil
Etymology
Compare nci -meh.
Noun
ppl suffix
Forms plural nouns related to human topics.
Further reading
Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter. p. 51