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*''er-'' is a negating suffix of Talmic origin; it is most commonly used with Talmic adjectives. | *''er-'' is a negating suffix of Talmic origin; it is most commonly used with Talmic adjectives. | ||
*''-flen'' /-fʟɛn/ is an adjectival suffix with the same meaning as Korean ''-tapta'' and Japanese ''-rashii'': it means 'like an X is supposed to be' or 'like a typical X'. The suffix comes from Old Skellan compound adjectives of the form ''X-fheileán'' (from ''feil'' 'name' + ''-án'' adjectivizer; i.e. 'like the name X' or 'worthy of the name X'). Some words with the suffix have undergone semantic shifts, e.g. carflen /ˈkʰarfʟɛn/ 'humane, moral, ethical' (from Old Skellan car "human" + -flen). | *''-flen'' /-fʟɛn/ is an adjectival suffix with the same meaning as Korean ''-tapta'' and Japanese ''-rashii'': it means 'like an X is supposed to be' or 'like a typical X'. The suffix comes from Old Skellan compound adjectives of the form ''X-fheileán'' (from ''feil'' 'name' + ''-án'' adjectivizer; i.e. 'like the name X' or 'worthy of the name X'). Some words with the suffix have undergone semantic shifts, e.g. carflen /ˈkʰarfʟɛn/ 'humane, moral, ethical' (from Old Skellan car "human" + -flen). | ||
*''- | *''-gon'' is similar to '-able', but it is ergative in that it can also be used for "able to [intransitive verb]". ex. ''feŋggom'' 'mortal, human (flowery)' < ''feŋg'' 'die'. | ||
*''jy-'' (''jyn-'' before C) is a [[Windermere]] adjectival suffix. | *''jy-'' (''jyn-'' before C) is a [[Windermere]] adjectival suffix. | ||
*''-ol'' /-ɔ̃/ is an adjectival suffix of | *''-ol'' /-ɔ̃/ is an adjectival suffix of Talmic origin. | ||
*''-on'' is a Talmic adjectival suffix, from Old Skellan -án (itself from Thensarian ''-aħnam'', Proto-Talmic ''*-aʁnəm''). | *''-on'' is a Talmic adjectival suffix, from Old Skellan -án (itself from Thensarian ''-aħnam'', Proto-Talmic ''*-aʁnəm''). | ||
*''-vað'' '-like' is another Talmic adjectival suffix. | *''-vað'' '-like' is another Talmic adjectival suffix. | ||