Guide:Derivations

Ways in which a word can be related to another word.

I. From VERB. A. VERB To VERB. 1. Exchange patient and agent. a. to teach -> to learn b. to lend -> to borrow 2. Opposite action or undo action of verb. a. to learn -> to forget b. to assemble -> to disassemble c. to escape -> to be imprisoned d. to release -> to capture e. to assist -> to impede 3. Increase the intensity of action. a. to speak -> to shout b. to look at -> to examine 4. Diminish the intensity of action. a. to speak -> to whisper b. to look at -> to glance at 5. Reciprocal action from unilateral action. a. to give -> to trade 6. Unilateral action from reciprocal action. a. to trade -> to give. 7. Consequent action of an action. a. to study -> to learn b. to travel -> to arrive 8. Prerequisite action for an action. a. to learn -> to study a. to succeed -> to attempt 9. Repeat or reiterate the action. a. to learn -> to relearn b. to enlist -> to re-enlist 10. Pervert or distort the intent of the action. a. to lead -> to mislead 11. Same action with focus. (contrast with intensity A.3 above) a. to hear -> to listen to b. to see -> to look at (contrast with A.3.b above) 12. Class of actions to which action belongs. a. to hack -> to cut b. to carve -> to cut c. to slice -> to cut b. to box -> to fight B. VERB To NOUN. 1. Category name of agent. a. to teach -> teacher b. to think -> sentient-being 2. Category name of patient. a. to teach -> class b. to tutor -> pupil 3. Category name of object. a. to teach -> subject 4. An instance of the result of an action. a. to destroy -> destruction b. to draw -> drawing; picture c. to kill -> death 5. Name of object, part, tool or implement employed for an action. a. to hammer -> hammer b. to saw -> saw c. to carve -> knife d. to bake -> oven e. to contain -> container f. to eat -> mouth g. to chew -> teeth h. to run -> legs 6. Characteristic location of an activity. a. to bank -> a bank b. to bake -> a bakery c. to shop -> a shop 7. Name of characteristic substance used by action. a. to wash -> soap (and water) b. to rinse -> water c. to disolve -> liquid 8. Name of emitted substance a. to perspire -> sweat b. to urinate -> urine c. to erupt -> lava 9. Name of container object of an inserting action a. to holster -> holster b. to pocket -> pocket c. to sheath -> sheath d. to insert -> container 10. Illimitable pattern of action (From user "Czwartek" on Conlang Bulletin Board) a. To cook > recipe b. To paint > subject (something to produce a painting of) c. To walk as in 'the walk back to town isn't far' d. To sing > song e. To teach > subject/material for lesson. 11. General practice of action (From user "Czwartek" on Conlang Bulletin Board) a. To cook > cooking b. to paint > painting c. To walk > walking d. To sing > singing e. To teach > teaching. C. VERB To ADJECTIVE. 1. Descriptive of ongoing action on patient. a. to break -> breaking b. to converge -> convergent 2. Descripive of completed action on patient. a. to break -> broken 3. Descriptive of completed action on agent. a. to learn -> educated 4. Property of agent of verb. a. to think -> sentient b. to give-birth -> female c. to read -> literate 5. Describing a thing used in the practice of action a. to paint > paint (brush) b. To walk > walking (stick) c. To weld > welding (torch) 6. Descriptive of a person or thing that performs the action a. To run > running (dog) b. To talk > talking (man) c. To fall > falling (rocks) D. VERB To ADVERB. 1. Directional adverb from verb. a. to ascend -> upwardly E. VERB To PREPOSITION. 1. Position of agent after action. a. to ascend -> atop b. to enter -> within; inside 2. Position of patient after action. a. to insert -> within; inside b. to remove -> outside of F. VERB To ENUMERATION. 1. VERB: Specific instances of a class of actions. a. to cut -> to slice; to chop; to hack; to pare; to prune; ... 2. NOUN: Specific action to category name of style of action a. to fight -> {Judo; Karate; boxing; fencing; ...} 3. ADJECTIVE: Specific action to style category of action. a. to sing -> {operatic; popular; country; ...} II. From NOUN. A. NOUN To VERB. 1. Category name of agent to defining action. a. teacher -> to teach. 2. Category name of patient to defining action. a. class -> to teach 3. Action that results in this instance. a. drawing -> to draw b. destruction -> to destroy c. murder -> to kill 4. Action performed with named object, part, tool, or implement. a. hammer -> to hammer; to pound b. saw -> to saw c. oven -> to bake d. container -> to contain e. eye -> to see 5. Characteristic activity in a location. a. bank -> to bank b. bakery -> to bake c. shop -> to shop 6. Action of emitting substance named. a. sweat -> to perspire b. urine -> to urinate c. lava -> to erupt 7. To insert into the object named. a. pocket -> to pocket b. sheath -> to sheath c. holster -> to holster d. container -> to insert 8. Adherence to custom or precept. a. law -> to obey the law b. morale-precpt -> to be moral c. religious law -> to be righteous 9. Violate custom or precept. a. law -> to commit crime b. moral-precept -> to be immoral c. religious law -> to sin B. NOUN To NOUN. 1. Category name of complementary role. a. teacher -> class b. tutor -> pupil c. slave -> master 2. General category of a specific instance. a. lake -> body-of-water b. ocean -> body-of-water c. hammer -> tool d. apple -> fruit 3. Agregate of a mass noun. a. water -> body-of-water. 4. Mass component of an agregate. a. beach -> sand b. lake -> water 5. Agregate of a discrete noun. a. tree -> forest b. student -> class 6. Discrete component of an agregate. a. forest -> tree b. class -> student c. Supreme-court -> justice 7. Property to possesor of that property. a. wisdom -> wiseman b. knowledge -> scholar 8. Category to the defining property. a. wiseman -> wisdom b. scholar -> knowledge 9. Characteristic location of an instance. a. banker -> bank b. baker -> bakery 10. Characteristic container. a. tool -> toolbox b. arrow -> quiver c. knife -> sheath d. gun -> holster 11. Characteristic content. a. toolbox -> tool b. casket -> corpse 12. Universal category. a. human -> mankind 13. Characteristic covering. a. head -> hat b. window -> curtain c. floor -> rug 14. Characteritically covered by. a. hat -> head b. curtain -> window c. rug -> floor 15. Sense for perceiving a. light -> vision b. sound -> hearing c. odor -> smell 16. Organ of sense a. vision -> eye b. hearing -> ear c. smell -> nose 17. Typical home of a. beaver -> dam b. spider -> web c. human -> house d. bird -> nest C. NOUN To ADJECTIVE. 1. Ordinal of a cardinal. a. one -> first b. three -> third 2. Descriptive of possesing a property. a. knowledge -> knowledgeable b. wisdom -> wise c. barbarian -> barbarous 3. Adherence to custom or precept. a. law -> law-abiding b. morale-precpt -> moral 4. Violating custom or precept. a. law -> criminal b. moral precept -> immoral c. religious law -> sin D. NOUN To ADVERB. 1. In manner characteristic of a property. a. knowledge -> knowledgeably b. wisdon -> wisely 2. In a manner characteristic of a category. a. scholar -> scholarly b. wiseman -> wisely E. NOUN To PREPOSITION. 1. Preposition of named location. a. interior -> within F. NOUN To ENUMERATION. 1. VERB: Actions typically performed with body part. a. mouth -> {to eat; to talk; to kiss; to smile; ... } b. leg -> {to walk; to run; to stand; ... } 2. NOUN: Specific members of a category. a. body-of-water -> puddle; pond; lake; river; bay; ocean; ... b. fruit -> apple; peach; pear; cherry; ... c. sports -> baseball; football; martial-arts; ... d. martial-arts -> Judo; Karate; boxing; fencing; ... III From ADJECTIVE. A. ADJECTIVE To VERB. 1. Action that causes ongoing state of patient. a. breaking -> to break. 2. Action that caused final state of patient. a. broken -> to break. 3. Action that causes ongoing state of agent. a. learning -> to learn. 4. Action that causes final state of agent. a. educated -> to learn. 5. Defining action for property. a. sentient -> to think b. female -> to give-birth c. literate -> to read B. ADJECTIVE To NOUN. 1. Cardinal of an ordinal. a. third -> three b. second -> two 2. The property described. a. knowledgeable -> knowledge b. wise -> wisdom C. ADJECTIVE To ADJECTIVE. 1. Opposite property. a. cold -> hot b. tall -> short 2. Comparative of an absolute. a. cold -> colder 3. Absolute of a comparative. a. colder -> cold 4. Superlative of an absolute. a. cold -> coldest 5. Absolute of a superlative. a. coldest -> cold D. ADJECTIVE To ADVERB. 1. in a manner characteristic of the property. a. careless -> carelessly b. wise -> wisely E. ADJECTIVE To PREPOSITION. 1. Implied location. a. inner -> inside F. ADJECTIVE To ENUMERATION. IV. From ADVERB. A. ADVERB To VERB. 1. Motion in indicate direction. a. upwardly -> to ascend B. ADVERB To NOUN. 1. Property for characteric manner. a. wisely -> wisdom 2. Category for characteristic manner. a. wisely -> wiseman C. ADVERB To ADJECTIVE. 1. Property characteristic of this manner. a. wisely -> wise b. Carelessly -> careless D. ADVERB To ADVERB. 1. Opposite manner. a. quickly -> slowly b. carefully -> carelessly E. ADVERB To PREPOSITION. 1. Result of motion in stated manner. a. inwardly -> inside; within F. ADVERB To ENUMERATION. V. From PREPOSITION. A. PREPOSITION To VERB. 1. Action to result in the position of the agent. a. within -> to enter b. aboard -> to board 2. Action that results in the position of the patient. a. within -> to insert b. outside of -> to extract B. PREPOSITION To NOUN. 1. Name of location. a. within -> interior C PREPOSITION To ADJECTIVE. 1. Descriptive of location. a. inside -> inner D. PREPOSITION To ADVERB. 1. Motion to location. a. inside -> inwardly E. PREPOSITION To PREPOSITION. 1. Opposite location. a. inside -> outside b. above -> below F. PREPOSITION To ENUMERATION.