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=== General Noun Affixes === | |||
These are affixes which can be used on any word for which the semantic relation makes sense. | |||
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!Example | !Example | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''- | |'''-ãzh''' | ||
|Verbs | |Verbs | ||
| | |Manifestation of the verb | ||
|''' | |'''brøden''' "embroider" →<br>'''brødãzh''' "embroidery" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-er''' | |'''-er''' | ||
|Verbs | |Verbs | ||
|Agent of the verb | |Agent of the verb | ||
|'''dixen''' "speak" → '''dixer''' "speaker" | |'''dixen''' "speak" →<br>'''dixer''' "speaker" | ||
|- | |||
|'''-ica''' | |||
|Nouns, Verbs | |||
|The subject or field of interest; the collection of things pertaining to | |||
|'''herold''' "herald" →<br>'''heroldica''' "heraldry" | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-ide''' | |'''-ide''' | ||
|Verbs | |Verbs | ||
|Patient/object of the verb | |Patient/object of the verb | ||
|''' | |'''vocen''' "to call" →<br>'''vocide''' "the person/thing called" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-ist''' | |'''-ist''' | ||
|Nouns, Verbs | |Nouns, Verbs | ||
|Profession, vocation | |Profession, vocation | ||
|'''luden''' "to play" → '''ludist''' "professional player" | |'''luden''' "to play" →<br>'''ludist''' "professional player" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-kin''' | |'''-kin''' | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|Young, offspring | |Young, offspring | ||
|'''cän''' "dog" → '''cänkin''' "puppy" | |'''cän''' "dog" →<br>'''cänkin''' "puppy" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-let''' | |'''-let''' | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|Diminutive | |Diminutive | ||
|'''pådd''' "house" → '''påddlet''' "small house, bungalow, cottage" | |'''pådd''' "house" →<br>'''påddlet''' "small house, bungalow, cottage" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-log''' | |'''-log''' | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|The study of | |The study of | ||
|'''aqua''' "water" → '''aqualog''' "hydrology" | |'''aqua''' "water" →<br>'''aqualog''' "hydrology" | ||
|- | |||
|'''-løn''' | |||
|Adjectives | |||
|A person characterized by the adjective | |||
|'''juvin''' "young" →<br>'''juvinløn''' "youngster" | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-nes''' | |'''-nes''' | ||
|Adjectives | |Adjectives | ||
|State of being the adjective | |State of being the adjective | ||
|'''rod''' "red" → '''rodnes''' "redness" | |'''rod''' "red" →<br>'''rodnes''' "redness" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-schaf''' | |'''-schaf''' | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|State of being | |State of being | ||
|'''könig''' "king" → '''königschaf''' "kingship" | |'''könig''' "king" →<br>'''königschaf''' "kingship" | ||
|- | |||
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|Verbs | |||
|Place where it is done<br>''English -arium, -ory; Portuguese -ário, French -oir(e); Latin -arium, -orium; Esperanto -ejo'' | |||
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=== Specialized Noun Affixes === | |||
These are affixes which are generally used only on certain topical categories of words. | |||
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!style="width:5em;"|Affix | |||
!style="width:6em;"|Applied to | |||
!style="width:40%;"|Purpose | |||
!Example | |||
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|rowspan="2"|'''-(a)n''' | |||
|rowspan="2"|Places | |||
|Ethnonyms<br>''Note: Unlike in English usage, ethnonyms are not capitalized.'' | |||
|'''Kalmont''' → '''kalmontan''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |For places ending in -a, only the '''-n''' is added. | ||
|'''Triparia''' → '''triparian'''<br>'''Niava''' → '''niavan''' | |||
|'''Triparia''' → '''triparian | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-ät''' | |'''-ät''' | ||
|Position, office | |Position, office | ||
|Reign, term in office | |Reign, term in office | ||
|'''könig''' "king" → '''königät''' "period of reign as king" | |'''könig''' "king" →<br>'''königät''' "period of reign as king" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="2"|'''- | |rowspan="2"|'''-edze''' | ||
|rowspan="2"|Titles of nobility | |rowspan="2"|Titles of nobility | ||
|Forms the title of the noble's consort | |Forms the title of the noble's consort | ||
|'''graf''' "count" → ''' | |'''graf''' "count" → '''grafedze''' "consort of a count"<br>'''baron''' "baron" → '''baronedze''' "consort of a baron" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''imperor''' "emperor" | |'''imperor''' "emperor" uses a contracted root for this. | ||
|'''imperor''' "emperor"<br>(root '''imper-''') → ''' | |'''imperor''' "emperor"<br>(root '''imper-''') → '''imperedze''' "emperor's consort" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
|Roots for beliefs | |Roots for beliefs | ||
|Adherents<br> | |Adherents<br> | ||
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|'''-ic''' | |'''-ic''' | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|General purpose conversion to adjective | |General purpose conversion to adjective (for nouns not ending in '''-ic''' themselves) | ||
|'''Triparia''' → '''triparic''' "Triparian" | |'''Triparia''' →<br>'''triparic''' "Triparian" | ||
|- | |||
|'''-al''' | |||
|Nouns | |||
|Converts nouns ending in '''-ic''' to adjectives | |||
|'''music''' →<br>'''musical''' "musical" | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-esc''' | |'''-esc''' | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|Similar to the noun | |Similar to the noun | ||
|'''Kalmont''' → '''Kalmontesc''' "like Kalmont" | |'''Kalmont''' →<br>'''Kalmontesc''' "like Kalmont" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-in''' | |'''-in''' | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|Made of | |Made of | ||
|'''aqua''' "water" → '''aquin''' "made of water" | |'''aqua''' "water" →<br>'''aquin''' "made of water" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-lãs''' | |'''-lãs''' | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|Lacking | |Lacking | ||
|'''tap''' "head" → '''taplãs''' "headless" | |'''tap''' "head" →<br>'''taplãs''' "headless" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-vol''' | |'''-vol''' | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|Full of, having in abundance | |Full of, having in abundance | ||
|'''chocolad''' "chocolate" → '''chocoladvol''' "full of chocolate" | |'''chocolad''' "chocolate" →<br>'''chocoladvol''' "full of chocolate" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-isch''' | |'''-isch''' | ||
|Adjectives | |Adjectives | ||
|Similar to the base adjective, but not quite meeting the standard | |Similar to the base adjective, but not quite meeting the standard | ||
|'''rod''' "red" → '''rodisch''' "reddish" | |'''rod''' "red" →<br>'''rodisch''' "reddish" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-axe''' | |'''-axe''' | ||
|Verbs | |Verbs | ||
|Tendency to do the verb | |Tendency to do the verb | ||
|'''quiren''' "to ask" → '''quiraxe''' "inquisitive" | |'''quiren''' "to ask" →<br>'''quiraxe''' "inquisitive" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-eble''' | |'''-eble''' | ||
|Verbs | |Verbs | ||
|Able to be affected by the verb | |Able to be affected by the verb | ||
|'''viden''' "to see" → '''videble''' "visible" | |'''viden''' "to see" →<br>'''videble''' "visible" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-ent''' | |'''-ent''' | ||
|Verbs | |Verbs | ||
|Present participle | |Present participle | ||
|'''dixen''' "to speak" → '''dixent''' "speaking" | |'''dixen''' "to speak" →<br>'''dixent''' "speaking" | ||
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!style="width: | !style="width:5em;"|Affix | ||
!style="width:6em;"|Applied to | !style="width:6em;"|Applied to | ||
!style="width:40%;"|Purpose | !style="width:40%;"|Purpose | ||
!Example | !Example | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Infinitive ending or other normal verb inflections | |Infinitive ending '''-en''' or other normal verb inflections | ||
|Nouns | |Nouns | ||
|Denominal verb: the action or event inherently linked to the noun | |Denominal verb: the action or event inherently linked to the noun | ||
|'''pådd''' "house" → '''pådden''' "to house" | |'''pådd''' "house" →<br>'''pådden''' "to house" | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''fe- | |'''fe(r)-''' | ||
|Nouns, Adjectives | |Nouns, Adjectives | ||
|Process of becoming the noun or adjective | |Process of becoming the noun or adjective<br>''The -r- is used if the root begins with a vowel.'' | ||
|'''könig''' "king" → '''fekönigen''' "enthrone" | |'''könig''' "king" →<br>'''fekönigen''' "enthrone" | ||
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|'''düs-''' | |||
|Verbs | |||
|Gives the verb a negative or undesirable outcome | |||
|'''miscen''' "to mix" →<br>'''düsmiscen''' "to confuse, blur" | |||
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|'''er-''' | |||
|Verbs | |||
|Intensifies the verb; adds the sense of doing something utterly, completely, desperately, thoroughly, fiercely | |||
|'''bŏzen''' "to drink socially, get buzzed or drunk" →<br>'''erbŏzen''' "to get completely hammered"<br>'''schöpen''' "to use, draw on" →<br>'''erschöpen''' "to drain, use up, exhaust" | |||
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!style="width:40%;"|Purpose | !style="width:40%;"|Purpose | ||
!Example | !Example | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''-lic''' | |rowspan="4"|'''-lic''' | ||
|Adjectives | |rowspan="4"|Adjectives | ||
|Basic adverbial form of the adjective | |Basic adverbial form of the adjective | ||
|'''gross''' "large" → | |'''gross''' "large" →<br>'''grosslic''' "largely" (adv.) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|For adjectives formed directly from nouns using the suffix '''-ic''', this suffix replaces the '''-ic''' rather than following it. | |||
| - | |'''viric''' "manly" (adj.) →<br>'''virlic''' "manly" (adv.) | ||
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|Adjectives ending in '''-l''' just add '''-ic'''; those in '''-lic''' don't change at all. | |||
| - | |'''solic''' "only" (adj.) →<br>'''solic''' "only" (adv.)<br>'''häl''' "whole" (adj.) →<br>'''hälic''' "wholly" (adv.) | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Adjectives ending in a vowel drop it before adding '''-lic'''. | |||
|'''alta''' "high" (adj.) →<br>'''altlic''' "highly" (adv.) | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:58, 9 April 2018
Affixes are categorized according to the part of speech they produce.
Noun-forming
General Noun Affixes
These are affixes which can be used on any word for which the semantic relation makes sense.
Affix | Applied to | Purpose | Example |
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-ãzh | Verbs | Manifestation of the verb | brøden "embroider" → brødãzh "embroidery" |
-er | Verbs | Agent of the verb | dixen "speak" → dixer "speaker" |
-ica | Nouns, Verbs | The subject or field of interest; the collection of things pertaining to | herold "herald" → heroldica "heraldry" |
-ide | Verbs | Patient/object of the verb | vocen "to call" → vocide "the person/thing called" |
-ist | Nouns, Verbs | Profession, vocation | luden "to play" → ludist "professional player" |
-kin | Nouns | Young, offspring | cän "dog" → cänkin "puppy" |
-let | Nouns | Diminutive | pådd "house" → påddlet "small house, bungalow, cottage" |
-log | Nouns | The study of | aqua "water" → aqualog "hydrology" |
-løn | Adjectives | A person characterized by the adjective | juvin "young" → juvinløn "youngster" |
-nes | Adjectives | State of being the adjective | rod "red" → rodnes "redness" |
-schaf | Nouns | State of being | könig "king" → königschaf "kingship" |
Verbs | Place where it is done English -arium, -ory; Portuguese -ário, French -oir(e); Latin -arium, -orium; Esperanto -ejo |
Specialized Noun Affixes
These are affixes which are generally used only on certain topical categories of words.
Affix | Applied to | Purpose | Example |
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-(a)n | Places | Ethnonyms Note: Unlike in English usage, ethnonyms are not capitalized. |
Kalmont → kalmontan |
For places ending in -a, only the -n is added. | Triparia → triparian Niava → niavan | ||
-ät | Position, office | Reign, term in office | könig "king" → königät "period of reign as king" |
-edze | Titles of nobility | Forms the title of the noble's consort | graf "count" → grafedze "consort of a count" baron "baron" → baronedze "consort of a baron" |
imperor "emperor" uses a contracted root for this. | imperor "emperor" (root imper-) → imperedze "emperor's consort" | ||
Roots for beliefs | Adherents |
Adjective-forming
Affix | Applied to | Purpose | Example |
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-ic | Nouns | General purpose conversion to adjective (for nouns not ending in -ic themselves) | Triparia → triparic "Triparian" |
-al | Nouns | Converts nouns ending in -ic to adjectives | music → musical "musical" |
-esc | Nouns | Similar to the noun | Kalmont → Kalmontesc "like Kalmont" |
-in | Nouns | Made of | aqua "water" → aquin "made of water" |
-lãs | Nouns | Lacking | tap "head" → taplãs "headless" |
-vol | Nouns | Full of, having in abundance | chocolad "chocolate" → chocoladvol "full of chocolate" |
-isch | Adjectives | Similar to the base adjective, but not quite meeting the standard | rod "red" → rodisch "reddish" |
-axe | Verbs | Tendency to do the verb | quiren "to ask" → quiraxe "inquisitive" |
-eble | Verbs | Able to be affected by the verb | viden "to see" → videble "visible" |
-ent | Verbs | Present participle | dixen "to speak" → dixent "speaking" |
Verb-forming
Affix | Applied to | Purpose | Example |
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Infinitive ending -en or other normal verb inflections | Nouns | Denominal verb: the action or event inherently linked to the noun | pådd "house" → pådden "to house" |
fe(r)- | Nouns, Adjectives | Process of becoming the noun or adjective The -r- is used if the root begins with a vowel. |
könig "king" → fekönigen "enthrone" |
düs- | Verbs | Gives the verb a negative or undesirable outcome | miscen "to mix" → düsmiscen "to confuse, blur" |
er- | Verbs | Intensifies the verb; adds the sense of doing something utterly, completely, desperately, thoroughly, fiercely | bŏzen "to drink socially, get buzzed or drunk" → erbŏzen "to get completely hammered" schöpen "to use, draw on" → erschöpen "to drain, use up, exhaust" |
Adverb-forming
Affix | Applied to | Purpose | Example |
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-lic | Adjectives | Basic adverbial form of the adjective | gross "large" → grosslic "largely" (adv.) |
For adjectives formed directly from nouns using the suffix -ic, this suffix replaces the -ic rather than following it. | viric "manly" (adj.) → virlic "manly" (adv.) | ||
Adjectives ending in -l just add -ic; those in -lic don't change at all. | solic "only" (adj.) → solic "only" (adv.) häl "whole" (adj.) → hälic "wholly" (adv.) | ||
Adjectives ending in a vowel drop it before adding -lic. | alta "high" (adj.) → altlic "highly" (adv.) |