Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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===Compounding=== | ===Compounding=== | ||
Noun-adjective compounding occurs by removing the ending of the noun (and inserting ''-o-'' for first declension, ''-e-'' for second declennsion, and ''-i-'' for third declension of the noun if phonotactically required) | Noun-adjective compounding occurs by removing the ending of the noun (and inserting ''-o-'' for first declension, ''-e-'' for second declennsion, and ''-i-'' for third declension of the noun if phonotactically required). If the compound is a noun with a supplemental meaning by the adjective, the lexical tone is that of the noun; on the contrary, as an adjective with the meaning colored by the noun, the lexical tone is adopted from the adjective. | ||
:'''''kólèn''' (1st decl.)''' + simáttem = kólnosimáttmē''''' | :'''''kólèn''' (1st decl.)''' + simáttem = kólnosimáttmē''''' | ||
:''wind + northern = the north wind'' | :''wind + northern = the north wind'' | ||