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==Attributives== | ==Attributives== | ||
Attributive adjectives are essentially nouns used in apposition and there is no fixed order. | Attributive adjectives are essentially nouns used in apposition and, though they normally proceed the noun they qualify, there is no fixed order. | ||
Infixes are sometimes used to derive adjective-like nouns from noun-like nouns, e.g. "sandy" from "sand". | Infixes are sometimes used to derive adjective-like nouns from noun-like nouns, e.g. "sandy" from "sand". |