S. [N.] ^faeg, adj. “mean, poor, bad”

N. foeg adj. “mean, poor, bad”

Reference ✧ Ety/SPAY ✧ “mean, poor, bad”

Cognates

• ᴹQ. faika “contemptible, mean” ✧ Ety/SPAY.005

Derivations

• < ᴹ√SPAY “despise, contemn” ✧ Ety/SPAY.001

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ√SPAY > foeg

[spajka] > [spaika] > [spʰaika] > [sɸaika] > [ɸaika] > [faika] > [foeka] > [foek] > [foeg]

✧ Ety/SPAY.009

ᴱN. feg adj. “bad”

References ✧ PE13/125, 143

Glosses

• “bad” ✧ PE13/125.1401; PE13/143.4701

Variations

• feg ✧ PE13/125.1401; PE13/143.4701

Inflections

fiad	augmentative	✧ PE13/125.1404
suid	augmentative	✧ PE13/125.1503
fiant	superlative	✧ PE13/125.1405
suint	superlative	✧ PE13/125.1504

G. fêg adj. “bad, poor, wretched”

References ✧ GG/16; GL/32, 34, 52; PE13/114

Glosses

• “bad” ✧ GG/16.0908 (feg); PE13/114.0801 (feg)
• “bad, poor, wretched” ✧ GL/34.5801
• “ill” ✧ GL/52.1004 (feg)

Variations

• fêg ✧ GL/34.5801
• feg ✧ GG/16.0908; GL/34.5802; GL/52.1004; PE13/114.0801; GL/32.8101-2 (*feg)
• [fe]ch ✧ PE13/114.0802

Changes

• feginca >> feginci “exceedingly bad” ✧ GG/16.2002

Inflections

fedron	augmentative	“worse”	✧ GG/16.1111
faithir	diminutive	“worse”	✧ GG/16.1001
feginca	diminutive-superlative		✧ GG/16.2002
feginci	diminutive-superlative	“exceedingly bad”	✧ GG/16.0701
ffwyg	plural		✧ PE13/114.0806
fuig	plural		✧ PE13/114.0805

Element In

• ⇒ G. emfeg “infamous, of evil name” ✧ GL/32.8101
• ⇒ G. fectha- “to destroy, ruin, spoil” ✧ GL/34.6101
• ⇒ G. fecthi “less bad; baddish, naughty” ✧ GL/34.6401
• ⇒ G. fegla “worse” ✧ GL/34.6001
• ⇒ G. nin·ista feg “I feel ill” ✧ GL/52.1002

Cognates

• ᴱQ. faika² “bad, worthless, useless” ✧ GL/34.5807

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶fectha ✧ GL/34.5902; GL/34.5902
  • < *ᴱ√FEKE
• < ᴱ✶fēka ✧ PE13/114.0807; PE13/114.0901 (fekka)
  • < *ᴱ√FEKE