-emagon

High Valyrian

Etymology

From emagon.

Suffix

-emagon

1. 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".

   lyka (“silent”) → lykemagon (“to silence”)

Derived Terms

High Valyrian terms suffixed with -emagon

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).