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# ''Used to form {{HVgl|factitive}} {{HVgl|verbs}} from {{HVgl|adjectives}}, {{HVgl|nouns}} and other {{HVgl|verbs}}, corresponding to English suffixes such as ''-en'' and ''-ify'', meaning approximately "to make something or someone X" or "to give the quality of X".'' | # <onlyinclude>''Used to form {{HVgl|factitive}} {{HVgl|verbs}} from {{HVgl|adjectives}}, {{HVgl|nouns}} and other {{HVgl|verbs}}, corresponding to English suffixes such as ''-en'' and ''-ify'', meaning approximately "to make something or someone X" or "to give the quality of X".''</onlyinclude> | ||
#: {{m|hval|lyka||silent}} → {{m|hval|lykemagon||to silence}} | #: {{m|hval|lyka||silent}} → {{m|hval|lykemagon||to silence}} | ||
=====Derived Terms===== | =====Derived Terms===== | ||
{{suffixsee|hval}} | {{suffixsee|hval}} | ||
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* | * ''-magon'' is (sometimes) used with {{HVgl|class II}} adjectives, where the final consonant of the root assimilates to produce a geminate ''mm'' i.e. ''-mmagon''. | ||
* ''-emagon'' is used otherwise (the ''e'' sometimes coalesces with a preceding vowel, producing a different quality vowel). | |||
Latest revision as of 06:16, 15 December 2024
High Valyrian
Etymology
From emagon.
Suffix
-emagon
- Used to form factitive verbs from adjectives, nouns and other verbs, corresponding to English suffixes such as -en and -ify, meaning approximately "to make something or someone X" or "to give the quality of X".
Derived Terms
Notes
- -magon is (sometimes) used with class II adjectives, where the final consonant of the root assimilates to produce a geminate mm i.e. -mmagon.
- -emagon is used otherwise (the e sometimes coalesces with a preceding vowel, producing a different quality vowel).