Q. -ttë¹ suf. “they (dual)” (Category: Pronoun)

Q. -ttë¹, suf. “they (dual)” (Category: Pronoun)

References ✧ PE17/57; VT49/16, 33, 51

Glosses

• “3rd person dual” ✧ VT49/33 (-ste); VT49/16 (†-ste)
• “3rd person dual animate” ✧ PE17/57
• “[Dual] 3” ✧ VT49/51

Variations

• -tte ✧ PE17/57; VT49/51
• -sto ✧ PE17/57
• -ste ✧ VT49/33; VT49/16 (†-ste)

Related

• ᴺQ. !-tta “their (dual)” vs. -ttë¹ “they (dual)”

Element In

• ᴺQ. !ettë “they (two)”

Derivations

• < ✶te “they” ✧ VT49/50 (te/se)
  • < -ste < t-te < te/se ✧ VT49/50
• < ✶tete “3rd person dual” ✧ VT49/33 (tt)
  • < st < tt ✧ VT49/33

Phonetic Developments

✶tt > st > -ste	[-tte] > [-ste]	✧ VT49/33
✶te/se > t-te > -ste > -tte	[-tte] > [-ste]	✧ VT49/51