Contionary:-o

Kathyrian

Alternative forms

-do

Pronunciation

IPA: [o]

Suffix

-o

1. forms the past perfective form of verbs

Usage notes

As with all other affixes associated with verbs, -o implicitly verbalizes the root.

Valtamic

Etymology

From Proto-Valtamic *-o, *-u, from a merger of Proto-Italic *-āō, *-ēō, and *-eō. Cognate with Latin -ō, -āre and -eō, -ēre.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Valtamic) IPA: /-o/, (low-harmony) /-ɔ/; [ˌ-ɔ], (low-harmony) [ˌ-ɔ̞]

Verb

-o (high-harmony -ou, middle-harmony -o, low-harmony -o)

1. used to derive verbs

   namän ("name") + -o → namo ("to call, name")

   fytryr ("part") + -o → fëtro ("to share, split")

2. used to form the infinitive and gerund forms of verbs