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Old Eevo prefixes remain productive in Modern Eevo. | Old Eevo prefixes remain productive in Modern Eevo. | ||
Noun-noun compounds are head-final; however, head-initial "noun noun" juxtaposition is preferred. | Noun-noun compounds are head-final; however, head-initial "noun noun" juxtaposition is preferred. "Noun verb" juxtaposition is also common. | ||
*''-flen'' is an adjectival suffix with the same meaning as Japanese -rashii: it means "like an X is supposed to be" or "like a typical X". The suffix comes from compounds adjectives of the form X-fel-elnað "worthy of the name X". Some words with the suffix have undergone semantic shifts, e.g. carflen "humane, moral, ethical" (from Old Eevo car "human" + -flen). | *''-flen'' is an adjectival suffix with the same meaning as Japanese -rashii: it means "like an X is supposed to be" or "like a typical X". The suffix comes from compounds adjectives of the form X-fel-elnað "worthy of the name X". Some words with the suffix have undergone semantic shifts, e.g. carflen "humane, moral, ethical" (from Old Eevo car "human" + -flen). | ||