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** When compounding a verb with an adjective, the order is the same as with a noun (verb then adjective), but ''[[Contionary: -ng#Brooding|-ng]]'' is added to the end of the word to satisfy the verb form.

=== ~~Special Compound~~ Noun ~~Forms~~ ===

=== Noun Compounds ===

There are a few special compound forms with specific meanings that work with noun-noun compounds.

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==== Attributive Noun Compounds ====

Similarly, two nouns may be joined together if one of them is converted to an adjective. For instance, ''[[Contionary: foolshem#Brooding|foolshem]]'', above, may also be rendered as ''[[Contionary: foos#Brooding|foos]]'' + ''[[Contionary: -ee#Brooding|-ee]]'' + ''[[Contionary: hem#Brooding|hem]]'': ‘“cow-ish” or bovine foot’. (This isn't always an alternative to the possessive form, so use with care!).

Similarly, two nouns may be joined together if one of them is converted to an adjective. For instance, ''[[Contionary: foolshem#Brooding|foolshem]]'', above, may also be rendered as ''[[Contionary: foos#Brooding|foos]]'' + ''[[Contionary: -ee#Brooding|-ee]]'' + ''[[Contionary: hem#Brooding|hem]]'': ‘“cow-ish” or bovine foot’. (This isn't always an alternative to the possessive form, so use with care!). This is essentially the same as “''[[Contionary: hem#Brooding|hem]]'' ''[[Contionary: foos#Brooding|foos]][[Contionary: -ee#Brooding|-ee]]'',” but is only applied to terms that belong together in a regular, meaningful way. Another example might be ''[[Contionary: looneeroom#Brooding|looneeroom]]'', ‘eye socket’ – a phrase unto itself – whereas uncompounded ''[[Contionary: room#Brooding|room]] [[Contionary: loonee#Brooding|loonee]]'' sounds more like ‘an eye-related hole’, which is probably not a useful anatomical term.

Another common example of attributive compounds is the word for ‘moonlight’: In this case, the word for ‘light’ or ‘brightness’, ''[[Contionary: spaad#Brooding|spaad]]'', is already derived from an adjective, ''[[Contionary: spaa#Brooding|spaa]]'', so you only need to remove the nominalizer '''d''' to adjectivize it: ''[[Contionary: spaazool#Brooding|spaazool]]''; rather than adding an additional adjectivizer **''spaadeezool''. Don’t worry, though: Although it is not the most efficient or concise form, and it might not be “technically” (the best kind of) correct, it is not going to change the meaning or lead to any kind of confusion. It is not very different from back-forming verbs like “orientate” or “conversate” in English. All manner of things will be okay.

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 ** When compounding a verb with an adjective, the order is the same as with a noun (verb then adjective), but ''[[Contionary: -ng#Brooding|-ng]]'' is added to the end of the word to satisfy the verb form.
-=== Special Compound Noun Forms ===
+=== Noun Compounds ===
 There are a few special compound forms with specific meanings that work with noun-noun compounds.
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 ==== Attributive Noun Compounds ====
-Similarly, two nouns may be joined together if one of them is converted to an adjective. For instance, ''[[Contionary: foolshem#Brooding|foolshem]]'', above, may also be rendered as ''[[Contionary: foos#Brooding|foos]]'' + ''[[Contionary: -ee#Brooding|-ee]]'' + ''[[Contionary: hem#Brooding|hem]]'': ‘“cow-ish” or bovine foot’. (This isn't always an alternative to the possessive form, so use with care!).
+Similarly, two nouns may be joined together if one of them is converted to an adjective. For instance, ''[[Contionary: foolshem#Brooding|foolshem]]'', above, may also be rendered as ''[[Contionary: foos#Brooding|foos]]'' + ''[[Contionary: -ee#Brooding|-ee]]'' + ''[[Contionary: hem#Brooding|hem]]'': ‘“cow-ish” or bovine foot’. (This isn't always an alternative to the possessive form, so use with care!). This is essentially the same as “''[[Contionary: hem#Brooding|hem]]'' ''[[Contionary: foos#Brooding|foos]][[Contionary: -ee#Brooding|-ee]]'',” but is only applied to terms that belong together in a regular, meaningful way. Another example might be ''[[Contionary: looneeroom#Brooding|looneeroom]]'', ‘eye socket’ – a phrase unto itself – whereas uncompounded ''[[Contionary: room#Brooding|room]] [[Contionary: loonee#Brooding|loonee]]'' sounds more like ‘an eye-related hole’, which is probably not a useful anatomical term.
 Another common example of attributive compounds is the word for ‘moonlight’: In this case, the word for ‘light’ or ‘brightness’, ''[[Contionary: spaad#Brooding|spaad]]'', is already derived from an adjective, ''[[Contionary: spaa#Brooding|spaa]]'', so you only need to remove the nominalizer '''d''' to adjectivize it:  ''[[Contionary: spaazool#Brooding|spaazool]]''; rather than adding an additional adjectivizer **''spaadeezool''. Don’t worry, though: Although it is not the most efficient or concise form, and it might not be “technically” (the best kind of) correct, it is not going to change the meaning or lead to any kind of confusion. It is not very different from back-forming verbs like “orientate” or “conversate” in English. All manner of things will be okay.