ie-

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Latvian[edit]

Prefix[edit]

ie-

  1. Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning 'in', 'into' (like German ein- or Russian в- (v-)). With color terms, it expresses a weakened, less clear hue: sarkans (red), iesarkans (reddish, a little red).

Derived terms[edit]

Mohawk[edit]

Prefix[edit]

ie-

  1. pronominal prefix for
    she ______
    she ______ it/her

Alternative forms[edit]

- Initial consonant
Environment t/s/h/k n/r/w/’ a e/en o/on i y
Word-Initial ie- ie- ion- iak- iak- ie- ie-

Prefix[edit]

ie-

  1. Alternative form of i- (translocative prefix)

References[edit]

  • Gunther Michelson (1973) A thousand words of Mohawk, University of Ottawa Press, page 9
  • Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, pages 25-26, 107

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

ie-

  1. Alternative form of ġe-