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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{suffix|trig|gon|plei|tr1="fight"}}.
From {{inh|trig|en|gunplay}}. Later reanalyzed as being from {{suffix|trig|gon|plei|tr1="fight"}}.


====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
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#:: Your '''fight''' is over.
#:: Your '''fight''' is over.
#::: -''Indra'' (''[[The 100]]'', [[Season_6_The_100_Dialogue#Episode_609|Episode 609]])
#::: -''Indra'' (''[[The 100]]'', [[Season_6_The_100_Dialogue#Episode_609|Episode 609]])
====Creation and Usage Notes====
{{djpnotes|quote=I figured that words like "gunplay" and "horseplay" were enough to allow the word "play" to generalize as a part of a derivational process. Despite that fact, it hasn't enjoyed as much use as ''[[-nes]]'' in Trig.
16:57, 6 September 2020 (PDT)}}

Revision as of 15:57, 6 September 2020

Trigedasleng

Etymology

From English gunplay. Later reanalyzed as being from gon ("fight") +‎ -plei.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɡɔnple/

Rhymes: -ɔnple

Noun

gonplei

  1. fight, fighting, combat
    Yu gonplei ste odon. (Phrasebook Entry)
    Your fight is over.
    -Indra (The 100, Episode 609)

Creation and Usage Notes

I figured that words like "gunplay" and "horseplay" were enough to allow the word "play" to generalize as a part of a derivational process. Despite that fact, it hasn't enjoyed as much use as -nes in Trig.

16:57, 6 September 2020 (PDT)