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D'ni/Derivations
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Noun to adjective
A noun with the suffix -ec becomes an adjective
vog 'nature' > vog-ec 'natural'
fa 'one' > faec 'first'
Adjective to noun
An adjective with the suffix -(e)þ becomes a noun
gica 'safe' > gica-þ 'safety'
sógi 'stable' > sógi-þ 'stability'
Note that the name Kerath means ‘[the] Brave One’ formed by the adjective kera ‘brave’ indicating a titulary function of this suffix.
Adjective to adverb
Similarly, -(e)š is always suffixed onto adjectives and changes them to adverbs.
ten 'simple' > teneš 'simply'
garo 'mighty' > garoš 'mightily'
kera 'brave' > keraš 'bravely'
Verb to noun
The -tav suffix is used with verbs and is understood to form common nouns.
tégan 'to love' > re-tégan-tav 'the love'
cav 'to live' > re-cav-tav 'the life'
The -tan suffix is used with verbs to make the actor.
re-tégan-tan 'the lover'
The adverbs can be derived by -š suffixed to an adjective
Kera 'brave' > Kera-š 'bravely'