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The possessives for the plural persons are indeclinable ''nustyr'' "our", ''pustyr'' "your (pl.)" and ''sur'' "their". They must be followed by the definite article when preceding a noun, e.g. ''nustyr su petyr'' "our father", ''sur se kat'' "their cats". | The possessives for the plural persons are indeclinable ''nustyr'' "our", ''pustyr'' "your (pl.)" and ''sur'' "their". They must be followed by the definite article when preceding a noun, e.g. ''nustyr su petyr'' "our father", ''sur se kat'' "their cats". | ||
==Derivation== | |||
The following suffixes are used to form abstract nouns: | |||
* '''''-(e)tsun''''' < OP. ''-tsune'' < L. ''-tiō'' | |||
** ''kantsun'' "song", ''ratsun'' "reason" | |||
* '''''-ment''''' < OP. ''-menttu'' < L. ''-mentum'' | |||
* '''''-tet''''' < OP. ''-ttaette'' < L. ''-tātem'' | |||
* '''''-(i)ts''''' < OP. ''-itsa'' < L. ''-itia'' | |||
The following form agents or instruments: | |||
* '''''-(u)r''''' < OP. ''-ure'' < L. ''ōrem | |||
* '''''-(e)ltś''''' < OP. ''-ertśu'' < L. ''-ārius'' | |||
The suffix '''''-etl''''' is a diminutive < OP. ''-ellu'' < L. ''-ellus'' | |||
The following form adjectives: | |||
* '''''-(e)l''''' (pertaining to, of, like) < OP. ''-aele'' < L. ''-alis, -alem'' | |||
* '''''-(e)pl''''' (-able) < OP. ''-aeple'' < L. ''-abilis'' | |||
* '''''-(i)p''''' < OP. ''-ipu'' < L. ''-īvus'' | |||
* '''''-(u)s''''' (full of, prone to) < OP. ''-usu'' < L. ''-ōsus'' | |||
* '''''-(i)s''''' (of, from a place) < OP. ''-ise'' < L. ''-ēnsis'' |
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