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==Indeyivroplu==
==Indevroplu==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===


Unique word stem not directly loaned from another language.
Unique word stem not directly loaned from another language; older form was ''enfi''


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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# more; ''forms comparative''
# more; ''forms comparative''
#: ''emso korėr '''efa''' štundju dėvjė mo.
#: ''emso korėr '''efa''' štundju dėvje mo.
#:: "She works '''more''' hours than me."
#:: "She works '''more''' hours than me."
#: ''ma amiğsu nėguttixi silėrz '''ef'''rava dėvjė deňkarz silšpėrz.
#: ''ma amiğsu nėguttixi silėrėz '''ef'''rava dėvje deňkaraz hėšpėrėz.
#:: "My friend unfortunately acted '''more''' angry than I thought he would."
#:: "My friend unfortunately acted '''more''' angry than I thought he would be."


===Inflection===
===Inflection===
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# '''ef'''hofa
# '''ef'''hofa
#: preferred (''adj.'')
#: preferred (''adj.'')
# '''ef'''
# '''ef'''ke
#: plus (''pre.'')
#: plus (''pre.'')
# nė'''ef'''i
# nė'''ef'''i
#: less (''adv.'')
#: less (''adv.'')
# nė'''ef'''
# nė'''ef'''ke
#: minus (''pre.'')
#: minus (''pre.'')


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#: ''superlative'' ''(adv.)''
#: ''superlative'' ''(adv.)''


[[Category:Indeyivroplu words]] [[Category:Contionary]]
[[Category:Indevroplu words]] [[Category:Contionary]]

Revision as of 02:09, 30 December 2025

Indevroplu

Etymology

Unique word stem not directly loaned from another language; older form was enfi

Pronunciation

(Indeyivroplu) IPA: [ˈɛ.fi]

Adverb

efi (Cyrillic эфи)

  1. more; forms comparative
    emso korėr efa štundju dėvje mo.
    "She works more hours than me."
    ma amiğsu nėguttixi silėrėz efrava dėvje deňkaraz hėšpėrėz.
    "My friend unfortunately acted more angry than I thought he would be."

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. efi
    less (adv.)
  5. efke
    minus (pre.)

Related words

  1. inži
    superlative (adv.)