[Tlhingan-hol] {-meH}ed nouns

[Steven Boozer]

Cpt qunnoQ:
>   QongmeH Duj
>   sleeper ship
> 
> So, now I will ask.. Does "sleeper ship" describe a vessel, where I will
> go with my pillow and teddy bear, in order to sleep? So, why do we use
> the verb {Qong} for this purpose ? The answer will come, that it is (I
> believe) a canon example. So, logic now would dictate, that whenever a
> verb is {-meH}ed, its definition could be expanded beyond the
> *traditional/strict* interpretation we are accustomed to using. 

It's called a sleeper ship because its crew had been in suspended animation - i.e. sleeping - for decades, having been launched in the 23rd century.  The IKV T'Ong's mission was never stated, but after the ship reached its "awakening point" in the  24th century Captain K'temoc was intent on returning to Kronos quickly instead of attacking nearby Federation outposts. (TNG "The Emissary")  Some have speculated he had intelligence about the Borg.


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