word_functions
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Proposal 1
| affix | type | meaning | cognates | example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -bel | number → attribute | the multiple of the referred number | tvobel (double) | |
| -er | verb → noun | a person, that does what is described in the referred verb | en:-er, de:-er | baker (baker(man)) |
| -et | number → attribute | ordinal number | en:-th, de:-t | tvoet (second) |
| -het | attribute → noun | the abstract attribute described by the referred property | de:-heit, nb:-het | gladhet (happiness) |
| -ien | noun → noun | a member of the country or similar | en:-ian | Kanadien (Canadian) |
| -ig | noun → attribute | an attribute implied by the referred noun | basig (basic) | |
| -in | noun → noun | indicating the sexus “female” | de:-in | levenin (lioness) |
| -ir | attribute → verb | to make something have the referred ability | de:-ier | svartiren (to blacken) |
| -let | noun → noun | smaller version | buklet (booklet) | |
| -ling | noun → noun | offspring of the referred noun | hundling (puppy) | |
| -mal | number → […] | repetition | tvomal (twice) | |
| -ning | verb → noun | something that arises from the referred verb | de:-ung, en:-ing, nb:-ing | beslisning (decision) |
| -ort | verb → noun | a place to do what the verb describes | grindort (mill) | |
| -sam | verb → attribute | smartsam (painful) | ||
| -ska | […] → attribute | Svenska (Swedish) | ||
| -tel | number → attribute | the fraction of the referred number | de:-tel | tvotel (half) |
- references: cha07
Proposal 2
| affix | type | meaning | cognates | example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -rid | verb → noun | the act described by the referred verb | is:-ri, en:-red, de:-rei | hatrid (hatred/hating) |
| -uq | verb → noun | something that arises from the referred verb | de:-ung, en:-ing, nb:-ing | givuq (gift) |
| -ar | verb → noun | a person, that does what is described in the referred verb | nn:-ar, sv:-ar, en:-er, de:-er | sprekar (speaker) |
| -bar | verb → attribute | the possibility to do, what the referred verb describes | de:-bar, nb:-bar | deqkbar (thinkable) |
| -lik | noun → attribute | having the abilities of the referred object | en:-ly, de:-lich, nb:-lig | broderlik (brotherly) |
| -ig | noun → attribute | with the referred object | en:-y, de:-ig | bludig (bloody) |
| -en | attribute → verb | to make something have the referred ability | en:-en, de:-en | harden (harden/make hard) |
| -hed | attribute → noun | the abstract attribute described by the referred property | de:-heit, nb:-het | frihed (freedom) |
| un- | attribute → attribute | negation of the referred attribute | en:un-, de:un-, nb:u- | unfri (unfree) |
- complex examples
- unmanlikhed (inhumanity)
- sebarenuq (visualization)
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