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In this case, the modified noun precedes the "adjective", i.e. the ''comparative construction'' (adjective plus compared-to noun or noun phrase). | In this case, the modified noun precedes the "adjective", i.e. the ''comparative construction'' (adjective plus compared-to noun or noun phrase). | ||
{| class="wikitable | {| class="wikitable style="margin:0 0 0 1em; allign:right;" | ||
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| {{sc|comp}} || -(a)los || -/ɐlos/ || comparative || Suffix || From ''losi'' (adj.) “(to be) the other” | | {{sc|comp}} || -(a)los || -/ɐlos/ || comparative || Suffix || From ''losi'' (adj.) “(to be) the other” | ||
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The adjective is prefixed with ''de-'', from ''det''. | The adjective is prefixed with ''de-'', from ''det''. | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable style="margin:0 0 0 1em; allign:right;" | ||
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| det || /ˈde̞t/ || adjective particle || ''with x'', ''x-ful'', ''having x (n.)''; ''very x'' (adj.) | | det || /ˈde̞t/ || adjective particle || ''with x'', ''x-ful'', ''having x (n.)''; ''very x'' (adj.) | ||
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The structure of the comparative construction is: | |||
[X] (is) {{sc|er}}-[adjective] [Y]-{{sc|than}} | {| class="wikitable style="margin:0 0 0 1em; allign:right;" | ||
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| [theme→what is being described] || (is) || {{sc|more}}-[adjective] || [compared-to-noun]''-los'' | |||
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| [X] || (is) || {{sc|er}}-[adjective] || [Y]-{{sc|than}} | |||
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For example: | |||
[wolf/dog] (is) {{sc|er}}-[small] [house]-{{sc|than}} | {| class="wikitable style="margin:0 0 0 1em; allign:right;" | ||
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[gangr] de-[som] [þane]-los | | colspan="3"|‹''gangr de-som þanelos''› | ||
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|[wolf/dog] || (is) || {{sc|er}}-[small] || [house]-{{sc|than}} | |||
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|[gangr] || || de-[som] || [þane]-los | |||
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===Verbal morphology=== | ===Verbal morphology=== | ||