-ig

suffix. diminutive/singular ending

-eg

suffix. diminutive/singular ending

@@@ variants may be the result of ancient -aikĭ > -aeg > -eg vs. -eikĭ > -īg > -ig as suggested by Lokyt, but also compare T. nettica vs S. netheg

Cognates

• Q. -incë “diminutive ending”

Derivations

• ✶-i(n)ki “diminutive suffix”
  • √NIK “small” ✧ VT47/26; VT48/18

Element in

• ᴺS. alfeg “cygnet, young swan”
• ᴺS. ar(an)eg “kinglet”
• S. atheg “[little] father; thumb”
• S. emig “[little] mother, *mommy”
• S. gwanunig “twin”
• S. gwinig “little-one, baby”
• S. honeg “brother (diminutive)”
• S. lebig “little finger”
• S. lheweg “ear”
• S. lotheg “single flower, single [small] flower, *floret” ✧ VT42/30
• ᴺS. luig “minute, moment”
• ᴺS. munneg “calf”
• S. nethig “sister, girl (diminutive)”
• S. Nogotheg “Dwarflet”
• S. toleg “*sticker-up”
• ᴺS. tolpheg “spoon”

Variations

• -eg ✧ VT42/30
• -ig ✧ VT42/30