Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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===Compounding=== | ===Compounding=== | ||
Noun-adjective compounding occurs by removing the ending of the noun (and inserting ''-o-'' for first declension, ''-e-'' for second declennsion, and ''-i-'' for third declension of the noun if phonotactically required). If the compound is a noun with a supplemental meaning by the adjective, the lexical tone is that of the noun; on the contrary, as an adjective with the meaning colored by the noun, the lexical tone is adopted from the adjective. | Noun-adjective compounding occurs by removing the ending of the noun (and inserting ''-o-'' for first declension, ''-e-'' for second declennsion, and ''-i-'' for third declension of the noun if phonotactically required). If the compound is a noun with a supplemental meaning by the adjective, the lexical tone is that of the noun; on the contrary, as an adjective with the meaning colored by the noun, the lexical tone is adopted from the adjective. | ||
:'''''kólèn''' (1st decl.)''' + simáttem = kólnosimáttmē''''' | :'''''kólèn''' (1st decl., high tone)''' + simáttem''' (accent paradigm ''k'') '''= kólnosimáttmē''''' | ||
:''wind + northern = the north wind'' | :''wind + northern = the north wind'' | ||
====Incorporation==== | |||
Nouns and adverbs can be incorporated into verbs as they can into adjectives. | |||
:'''''ħe̋demplaħêjam''''' | |||
:''grant us strength'' | |||
==Sample texts== | ==Sample texts== | ||