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===Nouns===
===Nouns===
Triconsonantal Root
Adamic utilizes the [[w:Semitic root|triliterate segment]] ''///'' for a variety of morphological and semantic functions. It is composed of consonants aligned in no particular order outside etymological and analogical significance, designed to be named after already existing words which may happen to be properly represented by the arrangement of sounds.
Considering the 24 consonants of the Adamic Code, there are in total 13.824 roots in the language. The same roots that may carry a variety of meanings and interpretations; each one susceptible to be overriden by a newer tendence, not so different than the effects so recurrent in natural languages. Nevertheless, Adamic, as a [[Paleolithic Code]], is more conservative than modern dialects in many aspects, and semantic change can take thousands of years before causing significant impact in communication.
Triliteration
One of the most remarkable features of Adamic is its naming prowess by ackowledging a concept into triliteral form. Within the language, such an attribute is encouraged and never seen as arbitrary, because for every combination, an actual word is always being brought and compared against, so that meaning is never scarce. Most often, names of famous figures (fictional or not) ascribe complex ideas within the  sequence of consonants, due their association of feats. The transfiguration of names into a triliteral form may be boundless and informal, or follow a select list of rules for further organization:
*'''Rule 0:''' Consonants are counted as first-class members, then vowels as second-class (except sounds akin to /a/), and finally semivowels as third-class members. All members being susceptible to be substituted by equivalent sounds.
: Example 1: ''m'' and ''n'' can be achieved through nasal consonants. Therefore /ŋ/ > ''n''.
: Example 2: ''p'', ''b'', ''p’'', ''b’'', ''t'', ''d'', ''t’'', ''d’'', ''k'', ''g'', ''k’'', and ''g’'' can be achieved through plosives, even if secondary characteristics are present. Therefore /pʰ/ > ''p’'', but /ɸ/ > ''f''.
: Example 3: ''r'' and ''l'' can be achieved through liquid consonants, even if secondary characteristics are present. Therefore /ɾ/ > ''r'', and /ʎ/ > ''l''.
: Example 4: ''h'' and ''q'' in special can be achieved through laryngeals, with a treatment of ''q'' as voiced. Therefore /ħ/ > ''h'', and /ʁ/ > ''q''.
: Example 5: As there is no /j/ and /w/ in the Adamic Code (except as grammatical semivowels), those sounds become ''z'' and ''v'' if relevantly voiced. On the other hand, if vowels such as /i/, /e/, /u/, /o/, and /a/ are considered, such sounds are represented by ''s'', ''z'', ''f'', ''v'', and ''’'' respectively.
*'''Rule 1 (1 syllable):''' The first and last members take the initial and final positions, the first member in between them is the medial one, and if there is none, it will be a glottal stop.
: Example 1: ''Planck'' yields ''-p-l-k-'' "quantum mechanics".
: Example 2: ''Grimm'' yields ''-g-r-m-'' and not ''-g-s-m'' for "folklore", as /r/ is counted before /ɪ/ in both priority and sequence.
: Example 3: ''Gauss'' yields ''-g-v-s-'' and not ''-g-’-s-'' for "mathematics", as /a/ has less priority than the semivowel /w/.
*'''Rule 2 (2 syllables):''' The first three members are counted to assume their respective positions, except those members that act as closed codas in a consonant cluster.
: Example 1: ''Plátōn'' yields ''-p-l-t-'' and not ''-p-l-n-'' or ''-p-t-n-'' for "metaphysics".
: Example 2: ''Caesar'' yields ''-k-s-r-'' for "political/militar might".
: Example 3: ''Darwin'' yields ''-d-v-n-'' and not ''-d-r-v-'' or ''-d-r-n-'' for "biology", because /ɹ/ acts as a closed coda in the consonant cluster /ɹw/.
*'''Rule 3 (3 or more syllables):''' Each first member of the first three syllables takes its respective position.
: Example 1: ''Sōkratēs'' yields ''-s-k-t-'' for "philosophy".
: Example 2: ''Aristotélēs'' yields ''-’-r-t-'' for "logic", as every bare initial vowel in a syllable is considered to bear a glottal stop in Adamic.
: Example 3: ''Lavoisier'' yields ''-l-v-z-'' for "chemistry".
Semantic Derivation
Any root may capture any meaning under a string. As an example:
: {{ref|3|3}}''qucar'' "sound/speech" [Diluvian] > ''-q-f-l-'' "sound/speech" [Adamic]
The [[Diluvian Code]], as one of main sources for the creolization resulting in the Adamic Code, yields a diverse list of lemmas for the basic vocabulary of the language. It is only natural therefore that the utterance /ˈqût͡səɾ/ influences the sequence /-ɦ-f-l-/, containing approximate sounds. However, such inspirations extend far beyond the basic vocabulary, and are not limited to a single language:
: ''Sōkratēs'' "Socrates" [Greek] > ''-s-k-t-'' "philosophy" [Adamic]
Another special class of triconsonantal roots is the one containing those influenced by the [[Pangaean Code]]. After Diluvian filters are applied, the medial member of a combination is often reserved to a glottal stop, and if able, ''r'' is added in the third position to mark it as a primordial construction.
: ''n̠'' "ancientness" [Pangaean] = ''kna'' "ancientness" [Diluvian] > ''-k-’-n-'' "aging" [Adamic]
: ''p'' "bearing" [Pangaean] = ''pa'' "bearing" [Diluvian] > ''-p-’-r-'' "bearing" [Adamic]
: ''uħihu'' "animal" [Pangaean] = ''au'' "animal" [Diluvian] > ''-q-h-f-'' "animalism" [Adamic]
:{{note|3|3}} The process involving the triliteration of Diluvian words is particular. Laryngeals follow the currents /h/ > ''h'', /q/ > ''q'', and /χ/ > ''k’'', and the particle /-t͡səɾ/ is regularly transformed into ''-l-'', to list a few examples.
Fusion
Furthermore, roots possess the property of fusion, wherein the possessed element has the first member conserved and the second and third erased, while the possessive element has merely the medial member erased.
: ''-q-h-f-'' "animalism" + ''-p-’-r-'' "bearing" = ''-q-p-r-'' "ensnaring


====Edenic Patterns====
====Edenic Patterns====
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===Triconsonantal Root===
Adamic utilizes the [[w:Semitic root|triliterate segment]] ''///'' for a variety of morphological and semantic functions. It is composed of consonants aligned in no particular order outside etymological and analogical significance, designed to be named after already existing words which may happen to be properly represented by the arrangement of sounds.
Considering the 24 consonants of the Adamic Code, there are in total 13.824 roots in the language. The same roots that may carry a variety of meanings and interpretations; each one susceptible to be overriden by a newer tendence, not so different than the effects so recurrent in natural languages. Nevertheless, Adamic, as a [[Paleolithic Code]], is more conservative than modern dialects in many aspects, and semantic change can take thousands of years before causing significant impact in communication.
====Triliteration====
One of the most remarkable features of Adamic is its naming prowess by ackowledging a concept into triliteral form. Within the language, such an attribute is encouraged and never seen as arbitrary, because for every combination, an actual word is always being brought and compared against, so that meaning is never scarce. Most often, names of famous figures (fictional or not) ascribe complex ideas within the  sequence of consonants, due their association of feats. The transfiguration of names into a triliteral form may be boundless and informal, or follow a select list of rules for further organization:
*'''Rule 0:''' Consonants are counted as first-class members, then vowels as second-class (except sounds akin to /a/), and finally semivowels as third-class members. All members being susceptible to be substituted by equivalent sounds.
: Example 1: ''m'' and ''n'' can be achieved through nasal consonants. Therefore /ŋ/ > ''n''.
: Example 2: ''p'', ''b'', ''p’'', ''b’'', ''t'', ''d'', ''t’'', ''d’'', ''k'', ''g'', ''k’'', and ''g’'' can be achieved through plosives, even if secondary characteristics are present. Therefore /pʰ/ > ''p’'', but /ɸ/ > ''f''.
: Example 3: ''r'' and ''l'' can be achieved through liquid consonants, even if secondary characteristics are present. Therefore /ɾ/ > ''r'', and /ʎ/ > ''l''.
: Example 4: ''h'' and ''q'' in special can be achieved through laryngeals, with a treatment of ''q'' as voiced. Therefore /ħ/ > ''h'', and /ʁ/ > ''q''.
: Example 5: As there is no /j/ and /w/ in the Adamic Code (except as grammatical semivowels), those sounds become ''z'' and ''v'' if relevantly voiced. On the other hand, if vowels such as /i/, /e/, /u/, /o/, and /a/ are considered, such sounds are represented by ''s'', ''z'', ''f'', ''v'', and ''’'' respectively.
*'''Rule 1 (1 syllable):''' The first and last members take the initial and final positions, the first member in between them is the medial one, and if there is none, it will be a glottal stop.
: Example 1: ''Planck'' yields ''-p-l-k-'' "quantum mechanics".
: Example 2: ''Grimm'' yields ''-g-r-m-'' and not ''-g-s-m'' for "folklore", as /r/ is counted before /ɪ/ in both priority and sequence.
: Example 3: ''Gauss'' yields ''-g-v-s-'' and not ''-g-’-s-'' for "mathematics", as /a/ has less priority than the semivowel /w/.
*'''Rule 2 (2 syllables):''' The first three members are counted to assume their respective positions, except those members that act as closed codas in a consonant cluster.
: Example 1: ''Plátōn'' yields ''-p-l-t-'' and not ''-p-l-n-'' or ''-p-t-n-'' for "metaphysics".
: Example 2: ''Caesar'' yields ''-k-s-r-'' for "political/militar might".
: Example 3: ''Darwin'' yields ''-d-v-n-'' and not ''-d-r-v-'' or ''-d-r-n-'' for "biology", because /ɹ/ acts as a closed coda in the consonant cluster /ɹw/.
*'''Rule 3 (3 or more syllables):''' Each first member of the first three syllables takes its respective position.
: Example 1: ''Sōkratēs'' yields ''-s-k-t-'' for "philosophy".
: Example 2: ''Aristotélēs'' yields ''-’-r-t-'' for "logic", as every bare initial vowel in a syllable is considered to bear a glottal stop in Adamic.
: Example 3: ''Lavoisier'' yields ''-l-v-z-'' for "chemistry".
====Semantic Derivation====
Any root may capture any meaning under a string. As an example:
: {{ref|3|3}}''qucar'' "sound/speech" [Diluvian] > ''-q-f-l-'' "sound/speech" [Adamic]
The [[Diluvian Code]], as one of main sources for the creolization resulting in the Adamic Code, yields a diverse list of lemmas for the basic vocabulary of the language. It is only natural therefore that the utterance /ˈqût͡səɾ/ influences the sequence /-ɦ-f-l-/, containing approximate sounds. However, such inspirations extend far beyond the basic vocabulary, and are not limited to a single language:
: ''Sōkratēs'' "Socrates" [Greek] > ''-s-k-t-'' "philosophy" [Adamic]
Another special class of triconsonantal roots is the one containing those influenced by the [[Pangaean Code]]. After Diluvian filters are applied, the medial member of a combination is often reserved to a glottal stop, and if able, ''r'' is added in the third position to mark it as a primordial construction.
: ''n̠'' "ancientness" [Pangaean] = ''kna'' "ancientness" [Diluvian] > ''-k-’-n-'' "aging" [Adamic]
: ''p'' "bearing" [Pangaean] = ''pa'' "bearing" [Diluvian] > ''-p-’-r-'' "bearing" [Adamic]
: ''uħihu'' "animal" [Pangaean] = ''au'' "animal" [Diluvian] > ''-q-h-f-'' "animalism" [Adamic]
:{{note|3|3}} The process involving the triliteration of Diluvian words is particular. Laryngeals follow the currents /h/ > ''h'', /q/ > ''q'', and /χ/ > ''k’'', and the particle /-t͡səɾ/ is regularly transformed into ''-l-'', to list a few examples.
====Fusion====
Furthermore, roots possess the property of fusion, wherein the possessed element has the first member conserved and the second and third erased, while the possessive element has merely the medial member erased.
: ''-q-h-f-'' "animalism" + ''-p-’-r-'' "bearing" = ''-q-p-r-'' "ensnaring"


===Patterns===
===Patterns===
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