yuluite

adjective. drinking (as a habit)

yuluitë

adjective. drinking (as a habit), *aquatic

A verbal adjective meaning “drinking (as a habit)”, a combination of Q. yul- “drink” and Q. -itë “generally or naturally doing” (PE22/155). It was used for the class of animals Q. yuluiti cuimar “fish, etc.”, so it likely had the connotation “✱aquatic”.

Derivations

• √YUL “drink” ✧ PE22/155

Element in

• Q. yuluiti cuimar “fishes, etc., *aquatic animals” ✧ PE22/155

Elements

Word	Gloss
yul-	“to drink”
-itë	“adjectival ending; capable of doing, generally (and naturally) doing”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√YUL > yuluite	[juluite]	✧ PE22/155

Variations

• yuluite ✧ PE22/155