-tooth is kind of hilarious; or I find it hilarious, which does not necessarily mean it is…
Anyway.
-tooth is a possible suffix, but should not be used under any circumstances.
Meaning:
-tooth literally describes the teeth of the cat. Where -fang is more metaphorical than literal, -tooth is not. It is also correlating, just like -step is. Hence, the prefix must also indicate the appearance of the teeth, as well as the cat.
If you think about it, it quickly becomes obvious why -tooth is just so silly. Let’s say there is a ginger cat, so it is called Foxkit. It - apparently - has no particular skills and so is given an ‘average’ suffix, for its teeth because it has teeth like a fox.
Every cat has teeth like a fucking fox, they’re all carnivores, what are you doing?
You are essentially saying “this cat is orange and has teeth” - there are better things than that, come on. You only have a handful of animal prefixes to use, because - obviously - you are not going to come across a cat with teeth like a rabbit or other prey animal. And so help me, if I see a fucking Falcontooth, I am ollying outie on a permanent basis, I will do a triple handspring off the deep end and earn myself a medal for my efforts, ehehehe.
Simply put, birds don’t have teeth.
In canon, there is a Jaggedtooth of Shadowclan, who was once a rogue. Hence, receiving his warrior name is in much the same context as a name change, which is why his prefix does not describe his appearance very well - or, you know, at all. I assume his teeth are especially pointy or something, but if you ask me, that’s a shitty reason to receive a name. Then again, Shadowclan had a string of fairly shitty leaders, so perhaps there’s a correlation there.
tl;dr - don’t use -tooth. Just. Do not do it.
Especially not with bird prefixes, God have mercy on your soul.
