fů (03_Asaxi Root Words (List))
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][Privative Noun]. - See: 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).