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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
===Roots and Stems=== | ===Roots and Stems=== | ||
The basic element of the Kelt word is a root, usually mono- or disyllabic, which has a basic meaning but does not belong to a particular part of speech. | The basic element of the Kelt word is a root, usually mono- or disyllabic, which has a basic meaning but does not belong to a particular part of speech. Inflections are used to indicate the particular part of speech and meaning of the root. | ||
There are two basic patterns of relationship: | |||
# '''Noun/Verb''' in which the verb root indicates an action performed with or using the noun (e.g. ''HEEN'' means "to see" and "eye") | |||
# '''Adjective/Verb''' in which the verb root indicates the state of being the adjective (e.g. ''SUUP'' means "to be large" and "large"). From this a noun may be formed indicating an object that represents the adjective (e.g. ''SUUP'' "a big thing"). | |||
Roots may be extended with derivational affixes to create longer stems, such as the diminutive ''-ap'' (e.g. ''putap'' "little man" < PUT) or the noun ending ''-t'' (e.g. ''kelt'' "language" < KEL "speak"). | Roots may be extended with derivational affixes to create longer stems, such as the diminutive ''-ap'' (e.g. ''putap'' "little man" < PUT) or the noun ending ''-t'' (e.g. ''kelt'' "language" < KEL "speak"). | ||