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Thrichian is classified as agglutinative, though it exhibits some elements of synthetic tendency. Verbs and adjectives are highly inflected, while nouns are less so. A large percentage of grammatical information is conveyed via suffixing instead of particles or auxiliary verbs. | Thrichian is classified as agglutinative, though it exhibits some elements of synthetic tendency. Verbs and adjectives are highly inflected, while nouns are less so. A large percentage of grammatical information is conveyed via suffixing instead of particles or auxiliary verbs. | ||
'''DERIVATIONAL MORPHOLOGY''' | '''DERIVATIONAL MORPHOLOGY''' | ||
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'''itulami''' – to cause to separate, unlink | '''itulami''' – to cause to separate, unlink | ||
'''COMPOUNDING''' | |||
Compounds are an integral part of Thrichian morphology, as it is an agglutinative language. Many complex concepts are conveyed using smaller components. Rules exist to how these components are strung together; how consonants and vowels interact when put together. | |||
The most common method of compounding is the insertion of the schwa ė which, again, is often silent. This can be done for nouns ending in a vowel, such as in the compound '''geahtėrácu''' (grass-vegetable) which means ''leek''. Sometimes, when a the first component ends in a vowel and the second begins with a vowel, they merge together and the final vowel of the first can be lost, as in '''gzamlór''' (gzamla-ór) ''lightning-eye'' meaning stare, gawk. | |||
A third way components can join is by assimilation. When a compound is used often enough, it tends to make the last consonant of the first compound assimilate in place or manner of articulation with the second compound. For example, cavda+hevit becomes '''cavvevit''', meaning ''tablecloth''. In this compound, the d is lost, while the h matches place of articulation of the lips and becomes voiced like the v. This assimilation also involved deletion of another consonant, which is not uncommon. | |||
== NOUNS == | |||