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Gloss of the hour
ui-
prefix. twi-
Derivations
- ᴹ√YŪ “two, both” ✧ Ety/YŪ
Cognates
- ᴹQ. yú- “both” ✧ Ety/YŪ
Element in
- N. uial “twilight” ✧ Ety/YŪ
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√YŪ > ui- [jūju] > [jūjo] > [juio] > [uio] > [ui] ✧ Ety/YŪ
Phrase of the day
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Lá karita i hamil mára alasaila ná.
An example of negation in Quenya, both as an independent adverb as well as a prefix.
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