Triparic Word Formation
Nouns from Verbs
| Purpose | English | German | Latin | French | Old Tri. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent | -er, -tor | -er/in | -tor/-trix | -eur/-euse, -ier/e | -eur |
| State/condition | -ment and others | -tum, -ung, -schaft | -or (dolor, amor, timor, horror, clamor) |
-ment et al | Inconsistent; sometimes -at |
| Action/result | -tion | -tum, -ung, -schaft, -sal | -(t)io | -tion et al | Inconsistent; sometimes -at or -stanz |
| Variously related to the act | -(t)ium, -tura (cultura, odium, ingenium, oblivium) |
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| Instrument or thing which does | -men(tum), -(c)ulum, etc. (flumen, nomen, vinculum, impedimentum) |