Guess the Word in Germanic Conlangs
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Is the first morpheme from Proto-Germanic *ga-?
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Yes.Creyeditor wrote:Is the first morpheme from Proto-Germanic *ga-?
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Is some part derived from PG: *meltaną?
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No.Creyeditor wrote:Is some part derived from PG: *meltaną?
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Is it <ga-mel-etana-druhtes> and is the -mel- from *melwą?
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No.ixals wrote:Is it <ga-mel-etana-druhtes> and is the -mel- from *melwą?
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To help alleviate any stagnation, I would encourage you not to search the PG lemmas on wiktionary for a cognate to <meletana> but rather, look to the Gothic lemmas.
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Is it related to "militōn"?
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Maybe militōn? If so <gameletanadruhtes> could mean army or (as ga- marks the perfective) those that were once in the army?
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Yes.shimobaatar wrote:Is it related to "militōn"?
Headed in the right direction but there's been a semantic change to meletanixals wrote:Maybe militōn? If so <gameletanadruhtes> could mean army or (as ga- marks the perfective) those that were once in the army?
Edit: Damnit, shimo!
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Has meleton come to mean noble class?
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No. It still deals with military service.qwed117 wrote:Has meleton come to mean noble class?
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Is it a high ranking post in the military?
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No. Opposite end of the military service spectrum.qwed117 wrote:Is it a high ranking post in the military?
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If by enscripted, you mean conscripted then yes!qwed117 wrote:The enscripted army?
Conscript Unit or Drafted Unit would be my translation. Your turn.
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That is indeed what I meant. I guess I was mixing enlisted with conscripted.spanick wrote:If by enscripted, you mean conscripted then yes!qwed117 wrote:The enscripted army?
Conscript Unit or Drafted Unit would be my translation. Your turn.
Give me a good day to develop a Germanic language for this.
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<saarveamfyts>
[zɑːrvɛ̯æ̯ɱfyːt͡s]
As a hint, it's made of 4 morphemes.
[zɑːrvɛ̯æ̯ɱfyːt͡s]
As a hint, it's made of 4 morphemes.
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Does...not...compute.qwed117 wrote:[zɑːrvɛ̯æ̯ɱfyːt͡s]
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Is it saar-veam-fyt-s?qwed117 wrote:<saarveamfyts>
[zɑːrvɛ̯æ̯ɱfyːt͡s]
As a hint, it's made of 4 morphemes.
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