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Novial/Hound Appendix 2
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Prefixes - Suffixes
Substantival Suffixes (which form nouns)
-eso to form abstracts, denotes state of being vereso truth, state of being true febleso weakness venkateso defeat -o forms verbal nouns ploro weeping opino thinking, opinion sentio feeling, feel -(t)ione denotes partly the result (as a whole) or the resulting state, partly the way or manner in which something is done definitione definition evolutione evolution satisfaktione satisfaction -um denotes the product of action (as distinct from the way in which it is done) to be added to the passive participle fabrikatum manufactured article printatum printed matter kopiatum copy, something copied -ure denotes the result or product (as distinct from the act itself) pikture picture inventure invention fotografure photograph -ere -iste denote operator or person occupied with bakere baker konsiliste councillor klimere climber -iste used for human beings, denotes adherents of a doctrine or those occupied in certain professions ateiste atheist dentiste dentist sientiiste scientist -isme denotes doctrine ateisme atheism kapitalisme capitalism sosialisme socialism -iere denotes a person or thing characterized by a certain object or considered as its bearer pomiere apple tree kandeliere candle holder milioniere millionnaire -arie denotes recipient of an action, the person for whom something is destined sendarie addressee pagarie payee mandatariemandate holder -ia denotes the domain, province or country of someone Anglia England filosofia philosophy printeria printing office -torie denotes place where something is done observatorie observatory dormitorie dormitory promenatorie promenade -aje denotes something made of, consisting of, having the character of lanaje woolen goods lignaje woodwork subtilaje (a) subtlety -ede denotes quantity which fills something kulierede spoonful manuede handful bokede mouthful -aro denotes a collection, group, or set of things homaro mankind vortaro vocabulary aristokrataro aristocracy -ide denotes descendant Atreide son of Atreus regide person of royal blood Napoleonide descendant of Napoleon -yune denotes young one bovyune calf hanyune chick katyune kitten
Verbal Suffixes (which form verbs)
-iradenotes living beings acting as profetira to prophesy rivalira to rivalrebelira to rebel -isa -ifika to make into, transform into, render justifika to justify rektifika to rectify modernisa to modernize -isa to provide with, supply with, cover with armisa to arm harmonisa to harmonize spisa to spice -adadenotes repeated or continuous action frapada to go on beating kantada to keep on singingparlada to keep on speaking -eskadenotes the beginning of an action or state dormieska to fall asleep videska to perceive paleska to turn pale
Adjectival Suffixes (which form adjectives)
-aldenotes relating to – before this suffix any final vowel of the word is dropped except -u which is retained universal universal national nationalsexual sexual -andenotes inhabiting or belonging to a class or party italian Italian urban urbanakademian academic -aridenotes agreeing with or fit for reglari regular populari popularordinari ordinary -osidenotes having, especially in large quantityporosi porous kurajosi courageousdanjerosi dangerous -isidenotes a very high degreegrandisi enormous varmisi hotbelisi gorgeous -iv(i)denotes doing naturally or capable of doinginstruktiv instructive sugestiv suggestiveatraktiv attractive -asidenotes having the tendency or inclination todisputasi quarrelsome laborasi hard-workingatakasi combative -blidenotes what is susceptible to the verb (English -ble)lektebli readable explikabli explicableaudibli audible -endidenotes that must be – any final -a or -e of the verb is dropped; any final -u and -i of the verb remainslektendi that must be read faendi compulsorysoluendi that must be solved, to be solved -indidenotes that deserves to be – any final -a or -e of the verb is dropped; any final -u and -i of the verb remainslektindi that is worth reading fidindi trustworthypreferindi preferable
General Suffixes
-et-diminutive suffix riverete brook varmeti lukewarmrideta to smile -on-denotes greatness, quantity pluvono heavy rain ridona to guffawridono guffaw -ach-denotes contemptkavalacha nag jurnalacharo the gutter presskriacha to shriek
Numeral Suffixes
-antiforms tens duanti twenty trianti thirtyotanti eighty -oforms nouns from numerals duo duo trio triodekduo dozen -esmiforms ordinal numbers unesmi first duantesmi twentiethsentesmi hundredth -imeforms fractions duime a half sixime a sixthsentime a hundredth -oplimultiplying suffix duopli double triopli triplemultopli multiple -opimforms distributive adverbs triopim in threes pokopim little by littlegutopim in drops
Adverbial Suffixes
-tem(from temp) denotes time nultem never irgitem any time, no matter whenultem ever, any time -foydenotes time in repetition, occasion dufoy twice altrifoy another time, on another occasionkelkifoy sometimes -lokdenotes place omnilok everywhere nulilok nowherealtrilok somewhere else -kas(from kasu) denotes case omnikas in every case irgikas anyway, in any case whentikas in that case -graddenotes degree altigrad to a high degree kelkigrad to some extent, fairlypokigrad to a small extent, slightly -man(from manere) denotes manner omniman in every way altriman in another way, differentlysamiman in the same way -m(from -man-) forms adverbs privatim privately seperatim separatelyspesialim specially
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Prefixes - Suffixes