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'''Etymology''' | '''Etymology''' | ||
The English gentilic ending "'''-<small>ITES</small>'''" | The English gentilic ending "'''-<small>ITES</small>'''" reflects the common Semitic gentilic ending ''ī'', which converts a substantive into an adjective. In the Book of Mormon it functions as a substantive in its own right in the [[BOOK OF MORMON|Book of Mormon]], [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/4_ne/1/17#17 4 Nephi 1:17]: "There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in one, children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God." | ||
'''Variants''' | '''Variants''' | ||
Latest revision as of 16:50, 15 March 2017
| Lehite gentilic | 1. | 4 Nephi 1:17 |
Etymology
The English gentilic ending "-ITES" reflects the common Semitic gentilic ending ī, which converts a substantive into an adjective. In the Book of Mormon it functions as a substantive in its own right in the Book of Mormon, 4 Nephi 1:17: "There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in one, children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God."
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐌𐐓𐐝 (aɪts)
Notes
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