fů (root word) - "Non-", "Un-", "-lessness", "Lack of".

fů (03_Asaxi Root Words (List))

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fů

Grammatical function

• Type: Root Word / Privative Prefix
• Function: Negation of Concept (“Lack of”)
• Meaning: “Non-”, “Un-”, “-lessness”, “Lack of”.

Usage Notes

Attaches to a Noun to create a new Noun representing the absence of that concept.

• Structure: fů + [Noun Root] $\to$ [Privative Noun].
• See: [[50_Privative Derivation (The fů- Prefix)|50_Privative Derivation (The fů- Prefix)]] for syntactic rules regarding possession.

Pronunciation

IPA: /fuu̯/

Example sentence

To wo fůŋono ůchů. I feel weightlessness.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 不 (fu - non-/un-).

Derived terms

• fůŕăijo (Weakness).
• fůŋono (Weightlessness).