-lie

High Valyrian

Etymology

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Suffix

-lie

1. Used to form adjectives from various roots; surfaces as -rie in some environments. Rare and no longer productive.

   are (“cyclic”) → arlie (“new”)

2. Used to form ordinal numerals from the corresponding cardinal numeral, corresponding to English -th; surfaces as -nie and -elie in some environments.

   ampa (“ten”) → amplie (“tenth”)

Derived Terms

High Valyrian terms suffixed with -lie