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* ''yųl'' (to eat) → ''yųlniltas'' (edible) → ''uṣyųlniltas'' (unedible) | * ''yųl'' (to eat) → ''yųlniltas'' (edible) → ''uṣyųlniltas'' (unedible) | ||
* ''lgut'' (to buy) → ''lgutniltas'' (buyable) → ''ulgutniltas'' (not buyable) | * ''lgut'' (to buy) → ''lgutniltas'' (buyable) → ''ulgutniltas'' (not buyable) | ||
'''-ṣenis''' translates "having X as a quality", usually added to nouns, or "X-like" in some cases; it may be synonymous with the ''-dhūs'' derivative. ''u-'' and ''i-'' stems (thus ''-uh'', ''-ih'', ''-us''...) lengthen that vowel before the suffix. | |||
* ''rahėlah'' (health) → ''rahėlṣenis'' (healthy) | |||
* ''nakṣuma'' (music) → ''nakṣuṃṣenis'' (having a musical talent) | |||
* ''meimairuh'' (emerald) → ''meimairūṣenis'' (emeraldine, emerald-like) | |||
The suffixes '''-apus'''/'''-epus''' or '''-ækṣasis'''/'''-īkṣasis''' are sometimes considered, as far as the grammar of everyday Chlouvānem is concerned, ways to derive adjectives from other adjectives. [[Chlouvānem#Comparatives_and_superlatives|As seen in the section about adjectives,]] these are actually the endings of synthetic comparatives and superlatives, which are obsolete in modern Chlouvānem except from the most formal registers.<br/> | The suffixes '''-apus'''/'''-epus''' or '''-ækṣasis'''/'''-īkṣasis''' are sometimes considered, as far as the grammar of everyday Chlouvānem is concerned, ways to derive adjectives from other adjectives. [[Chlouvānem#Comparatives_and_superlatives|As seen in the section about adjectives,]] these are actually the endings of synthetic comparatives and superlatives, which are obsolete in modern Chlouvānem except from the most formal registers.<br/> | ||