Contionary:efi

Indeyivroplu

Etymology

Unique word stem with no origin in another existent language.

Pronunciation

(Indeyivroplu) IPA: [ˈɛ.fi]

Adverb

efi (Cyrillic эфи)

1. more; forms comparative

   emso korër efa štundju dëvje mo.

   "She works more hours than me."

   ma amiğsu nëtijxi silëdz efrava dëvjë deňkadz silšpëdz.

   "My friend unfortunately acted more angry than I thought he would."

Synonym

1. ori (Cyrillic ори) [ˈɔ.ri]

Inflection

• efa

  "more" (adj.)

• efu

  "increase" (n.)

Usage notes

Prefix this morpheme to the stem of a descriptor word in order to get its comparative form.

Derived terms

1. efguta

   better

2. efhofa

   preferred (adj.)

3. efke

   plus (pre.)

4. nëefi

   less (adv.)

5. nëefke

   minus (pre.)

Related words

1. inži

   superlative (adv.)