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Gnomish

fwi-

prefix. fem. patronymic prefix

A “fem. patronymic prefix” in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s, with a suffixal form -thwi (GL/36), probably meaning “✱daughter of” given its comparison to G. suil “daughter” (GL/68) and probably derived from the early root ᴱ√SUẈU (QL/87).

Derivations

  • ᴱ√SUẈU “*feminine patronymic”

Element in

  • G. fwîr “niece” ✧ GL/36
  • G. fwion “nephew” ✧ GL/36

Variations

  • -thwi ✧ GL/36; GL/68
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