User:Aegon/Word Derivation

From The Languages of David J. Peterson
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Sandbox.

A work in progress. All information is from an analysis of existing lexicon.

Noun Derivation

The derivation of a new noun in High Valyrian occurs through attaching a suffix to a root. Note that sound and spelling changes may occur.

From a Noun

Augmentative Noun

An augmentative noun enhances and intensifies the concept conveyed through the word. There exist three suffixes that may derive augmentative nouns from nouns: -io, -albar, and -āzma.

Observations:

  1. Judging from the word family nopon (hole, pit), nopalbar (cave), and nopāzma (hell), -āzma may exceed -albar in augmentation.
  2. A third aquatic noun ending in -or has the o deleted and the r retained; this is called a vowel elison or syncope.
Examples of the Augmentative Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
-io kēli cat kēlio lion
-āzma bantis night bantāzma long night, midnight or the darkest part of the night
-āzma brāedion copper brāedāzma bronze
-āzma jelmio wind jelmāzma storm, violent wind
-āzma nopon pit, hole nopāzma hell
-āzma nūmo seed nūmāzma meaning, essence, the truth of it
-albar egros edge, blade, sword egralbar spear
-albar geltion roof geltialbar meeting place, gathering place, exhibition hall
-albar geron path, walk, walkway geralbar road, street, way, thoroughfare (ready and ample)
-albar nopon hole, pit nopalbar cave
3aq[1] jūlor milk jūlrāzma cheese

From an Adjective

Abstract Nouns

Derive abstract nouns that have the English meaning of -ness from adjectives. Class I adjectives use the suffix -āves, Class II, -ves, and Class III, -ives.

Observations:

  1. For roots of Class II adjectives ending in -n, replace -n with -m.
Examples of Adjective Abstraction
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
Class I dobotēda ignorant, untutored, clumsy dobotēdāves ignorance
Class I gīda equal, even, steady, stable gīdaves equality
Class I nākostōba weak nākostōbāves weakness
Class I qrinuntenka hostile, villainous, antagonistic qrinuntenkāves antagonism
Class II biare fortunate, lucky, happy biarves happiness, jubilation, luck, fortune
Class II dāerior free dāerves freedom, liberty
Class III eglie high, superior, good eglives Highness, height; grace, a title of respect for a ruler
Class III gevie beautiful gevives beauty
-n root bāne something that feels hot bāmves heat emanating or radiating off of or from something
-n root kirine happy kirimves joy

From a Verb

Action Nouns

The suffix -non derives action nouns from verbs. In general, c-fin verbs have -agon replaced with -non and v-fin verbs retain the final vowel to which -non is added.

Observations:

  1. For verbs ending in -jagon, the stem ends before the j.
  2. For verbs ending in -ēbagon, the stem ends with -en.
  3. For stems ending in , -b, -d, or -l, replace this consonant with -n.
  4. For stems ending in -s, replace this consonant with -z.
Examples of the Action Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
C-fin ērinagon to win ērinnon victory
C-fin vaoresagon to prefer, to favor, to like vaoreznon favor
V-fin āgugon to gulp āgunon gulp
V-fin āmāzigon to return āmāzinon return
V-fin iotāptegon to respect iotāptenon respect
V-fin dakogon to run dakonon running
root ending arliñagon to change, to become new, to metamorphize arlinnon change, metamorphosis
root ending -d mundagon to be miserable, sad munnon sorrow
root ending -l qrīdrolagon to mix up, confuse qrīdronnon confusion
-jagon gierūljagon to gather, assemble gierūlnon assembly, gathering, crowd
-ēbagon iderēbagon to choose, to decide iderennon choice, decision
Adjective ūbrie Ripe, mature, ready ūbnon wait, anticipation, waiting period, hiatus

Agent Nouns

To derive agent nouns associated with the one performing a verb, generally use the suffixes -kio for v-fin and -io for c-fin. V-fin verbs will retain the final vowel in the root.

Observations:

  1. For v-fin verbs with the ending -ligon, the root ends in -l.
Examples of the Agent Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
V-fin kȳvagon to plan kȳvakio strategist
V-fin laodigon to steal laodikio their, robber, plunderer
V-fin qrimpālegon to betray, double-cross qrimpālekio traitor, turncoat, double-crosser
V-fin sētegon to smith, to forge sētekio smith, forger
C-fin kaerīnagon to save, to deliver kaerīnio savior
C-fin kostagon to be able to, can, may kostio hero, champion
C-fin lioragon to sell liorio seller, monger, purveyor
C-fin mīsagon to protect, defend mīsio protector
C-fin sytiotāpagon to advise, counsel sytiotāpio advisor
-ligon judligon to respond to, answer judlio archon

Implement Nouns

The suffix -vos derives implement nouns from verbs. Only c-fin verbs attested to; to them, replace -agon with -vos.

Examples of the Implement Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
C-fin hepagon to climb, to ascend hepvos ladder, stairs, staircase
C-fin mīsagon to protect, to defend mīsvos armor
C-fin ohīlagon to stab ohīlvos dagger, knife
C-fin qrimbrōzagon to curse qrimbrōzvos curse
C-fin zgiēñemagon to cure, to treat, to heal of things zgiēñemvos cure, medicine, treatment

Event Nouns

The suffix -nes derives event nouns from verbs. In general, c-fin verbs have -agon replaced with -nes and v-fin verbs retain the final vowel to which -nes is added.

Observations:

  1. For verbs ending in -ēbagon, the stem ends with -en.
Examples of the Event Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
V-fin dakogon to run dakones race
C-fin iderēbagon to choose, to decide iderennes trial
C-fin rhovagon to make a loud noise rhovnes auction

Evidence Nouns

The suffix -arys derives nouns that indicate the evidence of a verb. In general, c-fin verbs have -agon replaced with -arys. V-fin verbs retain the final vowel and drop the a in -arys such that -rys is added.

Examples of the Evidence Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
V-fin ēdrugon to sleep ēdrurys dream
V-fin massigon to happen massirys the present
V-fin sētegon to make, to form, to shape sēterys form, shape
C-fin heghagon to slaughter hegharys carcass of an animal
C-fin jaelagon to want, to wish, to hope jaelarys hope
C-fin rūnagon to remember rūnarys nostalgia, reverie, trauma

From a Noun or Verb

Diminutive Nouns

Diminutive nouns shrink the concept conveyed through a word into a smaller version. There exist three diminutive suffixes: -ītsos, -iapos, and -anna.

Observations:

  1. -ītsos only derives nouns from nouns; -iapos and -anna may derive nouns from nouns and verbs.
  2. -ītsos seems to indicate the smaller version of a noun.
  3. -iapos seems to derive articles of clothing and consumable items associated with a verb.
Examples of the Diminuative Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
-ītsos kēli cat kelītsos little cat, kitty
-ītsos naejon front, torso naejītsos forehead
-ītsos perzys fire, flame perzītsos little flame
-ītsos riña girl, child riñītsos little child, little girl
-ītsos qēlos star qēlītsos candle
-ītsos zokla wolf zoklītsos little wolf
-iapos gēlion silver gēliapos silver coin
-iapos grevion waist, circumfrence greviapos belt
-iapos laodigon to steal, abduct laodiapos mask
-iapos parklon meat parkliapos burger
-iapos rūnagon to remember rūniapos letter, note
-anna bartos head bartanna skull
-anna ziksos neck, scalp ziksanna hat, cap
-anna soljagon to sail soljanna rudder

Side-Product Nouns

Side-Product nouns indicate an indirect concept associated with a word. Most end in the suffix -illa; however, -īlla and -ella may occur in special cases.

Observations:

  1. For verbs ending with uragon, use the suffix -īlla.
  2. For stems ending in , remove the macron and add an l to the root.
  3. For verbs ending in -egon, retain the e and add a t after or use the suffix -ella.
  4. A third aquatic noun ending in -or has the o deleted and the r retained.
Examples of the Side-Product Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
Noun āro barley ārilla beer
Noun avero grape averilla wine
Noun grozion trench, ditch, furrow grozilla boundary, border, bound, limit
Noun kostion power, might, ability kostilla value, worth, cost, importance
Noun pungos nose pungilla nostril
C-fin mazumbagon to settle down mazumbilla Nest, roost, in general, the area around the place one has settled in
C-fin tepagon to give tepilla mercy
C-fin verdagon to arrange, make a decision verdilla framework
3aq sȳndor shadow sȳndrilla color
-uragon qlādīlluragon to put stripes on qlādīlla stripe, strip, ray, bar
-egon rakegon to take part in rakella experience (a specific experience)
-egon pālegon to turn, twist, rotate pāletilla crown
root ēs bee elilla honey

From a Verb, Adjective, or Noun

Profession Nouns

Profession nouns may be derived from other nouns, verbs, or adjective and may end with the suffixes -tys, -rys, or -dys.

Observations:

  1. For v-fin verbs, the suffix -tys changes to -rys.
  2. For verbs ending in -emagon, this suffix is dropped from the root.
  3. For verbs ending in -jagon, retain the a as the last letter in the root.
  4. If the root ends in -gh, change the final consonant in the root to -d and lengthen the preceding vowel.
  5. If the root ends in -d drop this consonant.
  6. If the root ends in -mb, change -m to -n and drop the b
  7. If the root ends in -b, change it to -p.
Examples of the Profession Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
Adjective qana sharp qantys crab
C-fin sēnagon to kill sēntys killer, slayer
C-fin tepagon to give teptys teacher, instructor, mentor
V-fin arghugon to hunt arghurys hunter
V-fin jurnegon to look at, regard, examine jurnerys watch, sentry
-gh root heghagon to slaughter, to prepare food hēdys butcher
-d root azandy short sword, sword azantys knight, soldier, warrior
-mb root qrinumbagon to occupy, to antagonize qrinuntys occupier, enemy, villain, foe
-b root quba low, poor, inferior, bad quptys heathen, pagan, infidel
-emagon vokemagon to purify voktys priest, priestess
-jagon pryjagon to destroy, break, strike off pryjatys destroyer, breaker

Place Names

Derive nouns representing the place a verb occurs in general using the suffixes -ion for c-fin verbs and -lion for v-fin verbs where the final vowel is retained in the new noun. Derive them from nouns or adjectives in general using the suffix -urlion.

Observations:

  1. A root ending of -b uses the suffix -lion.
  2. A root ending of -āb uses the suffix -ion.
Examples of the Place Suffix
Word Meaning Derived Noun Derived Noun Meaning
Adjective gevie beautiful gevurlion park
Noun ārilla beer ārillurlion tavern
Noun laes eye laehurlion face
Noun zentys guest zenturlion inn, hotel
Noun zgiēñemvos cure, medicine, treatment zgiēñemvurlion apothecary, pharmacy
V-fin īligon to cross, to crossover īlilion crossing, crossroads
V-fin sētegon to smith, to forge sētelion forge, smithy, works
V-fin sindigon to buy sindilion market, marketplace
C-fin jiōragon to welcome, accept, recieve jiōrion reception hall, receiving room, audience chamber
-b root rijībagon to praise, worship, obey rijīblion temple, church
-āb root rāenābagon to clean, wash off rāenābion bathroom

Verb Derivation

From a Verb

Temporary Verbs

A temporary verb represents an action with an expected short duration. Derive temporary verbs from verbs with the prefix mī- for words beginning in consonants and mīv- for vowels.

Examples of Temporary Verbs
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
mīv- indigon to push, to intend amīvindigon to taunt, to torture, to torment, to frustrate, to infuriate of things/inanimates
mīv- ojughagon to lose, misplace mīvojughagon to forget, misplace
mī- jāelagon to store, to house mījāelagon to pawn, to accept as pledge, to accept as pawned

Causative Verbs

Causative verbs relate to the causes and effects of an action. Derive causative verbs from verbs with the suffix -kagon; use the suffix -ikagon for verbs or nouns.

Observations:

  1. -kagon appears to convey what causes the verb; -ikagon appears to convey what the verb causes.
  2. -kagon if used with a v-fin verb, appears to delete the final vowel in the root.
  3. For -kagon, if the root ends in -z, replace it with -s and remove the macron on the prior vowel.
  4. For -ikagon, if the root ends in -t with o as the root vowel, replace o with u.
  5. For v-fin verbs of the class -agon, they may follow the pattern seen in ropakagon of retaining the final vowel with -kagon or changing the i in -ikagon to a.
Examples of Causative Verbs
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
-kagon hōzigon to swell, to swell up hōskagon to cause to swell; to inspire pride in, to make proud
-kagon ropagon to fall ropakagon to cause to fall, to push over, to knock down
-ikagon hōzigon to swell, to swell up hōzikagon to boil
-ikagon kisagon to eat kisikagon to feed
-ikagon kostagon to be able to, can, may kustikagon to strengthen, enable, encourage
-ikagon ōdres pain, damage ōdrikagon to harm

Auxiliary Verbs

Auxiliary verbs have a meaning parallel to the original verb. Auxiliary suffixes have a changing vowel that appears to match with the vowels contained in the root; the suffixes include -ābagon, -ēbagon, -ībagon, and -ūbagon. Observations:

  1. Word formation intrinsically would have a high expected error rate given the flexibility of these suffixes.
  2. A root with ae seems to take -ābagon.
  3. A root with ie seems to take -ēbagon.
Examples of Auxiliary Verbs
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
-ābagon pāsagon to trust, believe pāsābagon to be a follower of
-ābagon rāenagon to wipe, brush rāenābagon to clean, wash
-ēbagon aeragon to move, to go aerēbagon to travel, to move over a great distance
-ēbagon deragon to pluck derēbagon to gather, collect
-ēbagon giēñagon to heal, to become healthy giēñēbagon to recuperate
-ēbagon jemagon to lead, guide jemēbagon to reign, to govern
-ībagon hīlagon to punch, to hit, to strike hīlībagon to pummel, to beat
-ībagon pikagon to follow, walk after pikībagon to read
-ībagon rijagon to praise, laud rijībagon to worship, praise, obey
-ūbagon dekuragon to step dekurūbagon to walk, to go on foot

Intensified Verbs

The prefix os- or oz- intensifies the action. The subsequent letter determines which form appears.

Observations

  1. Oz- is used before vowels and voiced consonants (b, d, g, m, z, [...]).
Examples of Intensification
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
Os- kisagon to eat oskisagon to eat
Os- *pȳnagon to press ospȳnagon to squeeze
Os- sēnagon to kill, to murder ossēnagon to kill, to slay
Os- *sȳngagon ? ossȳngagon to terrify, to terrorize
Oz- baragon to mark, to smudge, to demarcate, to indicate, to refer to ozbaragon to brand
Oz- dakonon running ozdakonon running away
Oz- epagon to ask ozepagon to demand
Oz- gūrogon to pick up, to get, to take, to earn, to merit, to deserve ozgūrogon to capture
Oz- mijegon to lack, to be missing, to be apart from ozmijegon to miss
Oz- urnēbagon to watch ozurnēbagon to watch over, to look after
Oz- zālagon to burn ozzālagon to burn away

Inceptive Verbs

The prefix maz- or mas- indicates the beginning of an action. It means approximately "to come to X." The subsequent letter determines which form appears.

Observations

  1. The prefix becomes mas- if followed with a p.
Examples of Inceptive Verbs
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
Maz- emagon to have mazemagon to take, to get, to obtain, to gain
Maz- ilībagon to lie (in a horizontal), to be prostrate mazilībagon to lie down, to rest, to set (of the sun)
Maz- iōragon to stand, to be (feeling) maziōragon to stand up
Maz- ōregon to hold mazōregon to accept, to take
Maz- umbagon to stay, to wait, to remain mazumbagon to settle, to settle down, to join up
Maz- urnegon to see, to be a certain age mazurnegon to glimpse
Maz- verdagon to arrange, to make (decisions) mazverdagon to create, to bring

From a Noun

Functional Verbs

Functional verbs convey the concept of making use of a noun with the suffix -uragon.

Observations:

  1. There appears to be no irregularities in the use of -uragon.
Examples of Functional Verbs
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
Noun belmon chain belmuragon to put chains on, to chain up, to enslave
Noun deks foot dekuragon to step
Noun īlinon crossing, cross īlinuragon to crucify
Noun jeson dust, powder jesuragon to powder, dust, to sprinkle or pour powder or dust
Noun ondos hand onduragon to grasp, to take up, to grab, to seize, to obtain
Noun qlādilla stripe, ray, bar qlādilluragon to stripe, to put stripes on
Noun rytsas hello rytsuragon to call, to greet

Transformative Verbs

Transformative verbs convey the sense of transforming the locative object into the original verb. Derive these adding -ākogon to a noun's stem.

Examples of Transformative Verbs
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
Noun āeksio master, lord āeksākogon to champion, to taut, to talk up
Noun naena many, multitude, horde naenākogon to multiply, to increase
Noun zokla wolf zoklākogon to entice, to entreat

From an Adjective

Inchoative Verbs

Inchoative verbs convey the sense of entering into a state; derive them from adjectives with the suffixes -ūljagon for type I and II adjectives and -iljagon for type III adjectives.

Examples of Inchoative Verbs
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
Adjective gierior whole, complete, together gierūljagon to gather, assemble, congregate, get together
Adjective iosre cold iosrūljagon to cool, to become cold, to cool off
Adjective morghe dead morghūljagon to die
Adjective rāpa soft rāpūljagon to soften
-iljagon ūbrie ripe, mature, ready ūbriljagon to ripen, mature, grow

From an Adjective or a Verb

Factitive Verbs

Factitive verbs convey providing the accusative object some property and have the suffix -emagon that literally means to have. Note that all verbs formed will retain the irregularity of emagon.

Observations:

  1. Suffix does not appear to distinguish between c-fin and v-fin verbs.
  2. When used with a verb, the new word seems to convey making the accusative object take an action.
  3. When used with an adjective, the new word appears to convey the giving of the adjective to the accusative object.
  4. For adjectives ending in -enka, drop the whole suffix and add -emagon.
  5. If the adjective root ends with -k, remove the macron from the preceding vowel (if it has one).
Examples of Factitive Verbs
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
C-fin botagon to endure, to work, to suffer botemagon to make work, train, tutor, instruct
V-fin sōvegon to fly sōvemagon to make fly
Adjective dāerior free dāeremagon to free, to liberate
Adjective dija hot, warm dijemagon to warm, to warm up, to make warm
Adjective gīda equal, even, steady gīdemagon to steady, stabilize; to even up, equalize
Adjective lyka quiet, silent, calm lykemagon to silence, to calm
Adjective qana sharp qanemagon to sharpen
Adjective quba low, poor, bad, inferior qubemagon to lower
Adjective rāpa soft rāpemagon to soften
Adjective ūbrie ripe, mature, ready ūbremagon to raise, to rear, to tend, to grow
Adjective vaogenka dirty, muddy vaogemagon to defile
Adjective vōka pure vokemagon to purify

From a Noun or Verb

Repetitive Verbs

A repetitive verb captures the sense of repeating an action a finite number of times. Derive repetitive verbs from verbs with the prefix ā- or from verbs and nouns with the suffix -ligon.

Observations:

  1. ā- appears to act like the English prefix re-.
  2. From sikagon with attested examples of both ā- and -ligon, ā- seems to have a more precise meaning than -ligon.
  3. For -ligon, replace roots ending in -k with -g.
  4. ar- for v-fin verbs has been seen as a rule yet no examples could be located.
Examples of Repetitive Verbs
Word Meaning Derived Verb Derived Verb Meaning
ā- māzigon to come, to arrive āmāzigon to return, to come back, to go back
ā- mazverdagon to create āmazverdagon To recreate, to remake
ā- sikagon to give birth to, to ignite āsikagon To give rebirth to
-ligon sikagon to give birth to, to ignite sigligon to give birth to anew; to reinstantiate, to reinitiate, to restart, to reboot; to reignite
-ligon udir word udligon to respond, to answer, to reply
-ligon verdagon to arrange, to make (a decision) verdligon to remake, the recreate

Adjective Derivation

From Nouns

Property Adjectives

Property adjectives, with the suffix -enka, capture some property of the original noun.

Observations:

  1. A noun of material seems to form adjectives describing an item's material.
  2. An animate noun seems to derives an adjective capturing a core property of it.
  3. With a good number of attested words, there appear to be no irregularities in spelling.
Examples of Property Adjectives
Word Meaning Derived Adjective Derived Adjective Meaning
Material āegion iron āegenka made of iron
Material jenys glass jenenka made of glass, glass, glassy
Material kȳdrar silk kȳdrenka made of silk
Material kyrstor cloth, fabric, textile kyrstenka made of cloth
Material rongon leather rongenka made of leather
Animate Noun ābra woman ābrenka female
Animate Noun dȳñes animal, beast dȳñenka animal, bestial
Animate Noun nēdys brave person nēdenka brave
Animate Noun qrinuntys enemy, occupier, villain, foe qrinuntenka hostile, villainous, antagonistic
Animate Noun quptys heathen, pagan, infidel quptenka vulgar, common, popular, uncivilized, pagan
Animate Noun vala man valenka male
Animate Noun hobres male goat hobrenka idiotic
Noun ēngos tongue ēngenka tasty, flavorful
Noun gēlion silver gēlenka silver-colored, silver like
Noun glaeson life glaesenka lifelike
Noun harris while, duration harrenka appropriate, suitable
Noun hūra moon hūrenka lunar
Noun vaogar mud, filth vaogenka dirty, muddy
Noun vēzos sun vēzenka solar

Origin Adjectives

Origin adjectives, derived with the suffix -ōñe, capture the concept of an item being from something.

Observations:

  1. Replace roots ending in -z with -j.
Examples of Origin Adjectives
Word Meaning Derived Adjective Derived Adjective Meaning
Noun embar sea, ocean embōñe aquatic, oceanic
Noun jelmor north jelmōñe northern
Noun pelar wave pelōñe from the waves
Noun qelbar river qelbōñe from the river
Noun tegon ground, earth tegōñe terrestrial
Noun vēzor south vējōñe southern

Lacking Adjectives

Lacking adjectives, with the suffixes -oqitta and -qitta denote the lacking of the origin noun.

Observations:

  1. -oqitta occurs after -gh and -l and likely will occur in other phonological terrain.
Examples of Lacking Adjectives
Word Meaning Derived Adjective Derived Adjective Meaning
Noun laehurlion face laehurloqitta faceless
Noun mōris end mōrqitta endless, ceaseless
Noun ñōghe arm ñōghoqitta armless

Locative Adjectives

Locative adjectives, derived with the suffix -īha, capture the concept of the location a noun is associated with. Simply replace the noun's ending with this suffix.

Observations:

  1. Tyrosīha appears to be an exception to the pattern of replacing the stem ending.
  2. Locative Adjectives may be type I substantivized to form a noun for one from a place akin to tolmīhy (one from afar) and valyrīhy (one from Valyria).
Examples of Locative Adjectives
Word Meaning Derived Adjective Derived Adjective Meaning
Noun endia the west endīha from the west
Noun tolmio far side, far wall *tolmīha ?
Noun Tyros Tyrosh Tyrosīha Tyroshi
Noun Valyria Valyria Valyrīha Valyrian
Noun Volantis Volantis Volantīha Volantene

From Adjectives

Augmentative Adjectives

Augmentative adjectives, formed from adjectives, intensify the concept conveyed through an adjective with the suffix -ēgrie.

Observations:

  1. Replace roots ending in -b with -p.
Examples of Augmentative Adjectives
Word Meaning Derived Adjective Derived Adjective Meaning
Adjective quba low, poor, bad, inferior qupēgrie terrible
Adjective rōva large, big rōvēgrie huge, enormous, excellent, awesome

Prefixes

Negatives

Negative adjectives, formed from adjectives, intensify the concept conveyed through an adjective with the prefix do(r)-. May be similar to the English prefix un-.

Observations:

  1. With too few examples to make generalizations; the prefix may take the form dor- before 'o' or perhaps all vowels.
Examples of Negatives
Word Meaning Derived Word Derived Word Meaning
Adjective *botēda ? dobotēda ignorant, untutored, clumsy
Adjective olvie many, much dorolvie not many, not much, not a lot, few
Adjective *kimare ? dokimare serious, studious, focused, disciplined, steady, strong, driven
Verb haeragon to move (of things) dohaeragon to serve
Verb zalty one who was burned dorzalty unburnt
Verb vaogēdy one who was defiled dovaogēdy Unsullied

Negations

The prefix nā- negates or reverses the action.

Examples of Negation
Word Meaning Derived Word Derived Word Meaning
Adjective kostōba powerful, strong, mighty nākostōba weak
Adjective morghūlilare mortal nāmorghūlilare immortal
Noun gīdāves equality nāgīdāves inequality
Noun pāstys citizen, disciple nāpāstys unbeliever
Noun rijnon praise nārijon shame
Verb bēmagon to latch, to seal, to fasten, to make fast nābēmagon to unfasten, to unleash; to fire a siege engine
Verb dīnagon to put, to place, to chase, to put to flight, to marry, to wed nādīnagon to remove
Verb geltigon to cover, to cover up nāgeltigon to uncover, to reveal, to expose
Verb jikagon to send, to send off, to put nājikagon to remove, to move
Verb qopsemagon to make difficult, to harden nāqopsemagon to make easy, to simplify
  1. Third declension aquatic.