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*Equative: ''de'' = as X as; equally X (~ BH ''day'' 'enough') | *Equative: ''de'' = as X as; equally X (~ BH ''day'' 'enough') | ||
*Emphatic: ''ro'' = so X, very X indeed (inherited from Ancient Crannish, which borrowed it from Celtic) | *Emphatic: ''ro'' = so X, very X indeed (inherited from Ancient Crannish, which borrowed it from Celtic) | ||
*Comparative/Superlative: ''- | *Comparative/Superlative: ''-ur'' = more X or most X (from *3abūr, infinitive absolute of 'to exceed'); comparandum takes ''prí'' 'than' (from Ancient Crannish ''pirūðī'' 'when I see') | ||
Example: ''kruw'' 'big', ''de kruw'' 'as big as'; ''ro kruw'' 'so big; very big indeed', ''kruwðr'' 'bigger/biggest' | Example: ''kruw'' 'big', ''de kruw'' 'as big as'; ''ro kruw'' 'so big; very big indeed', ''kruwðr'' 'bigger/biggest' | ||