Lexicon:Modern/Peif
| Peif | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpeɪf/ |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| Etymology | from Middle pēpē, from Proto peep |
Peif — they, he, she. The neutral pronoun and the ordinary one.
Notes
Gender is marked with a prefix only where it matters: broe-Peif and sei-Peif casually, da-Peif and ma-Peif formally, and most speech never marks it at all. The gendered forms were single words in proto CLT (bropeep, sispeep); by the modern language the prefix had detached and now attaches to anything, which is why the world marks gender with prefixes rather than with separate words.