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Adjectives
Adjectives Adjectives are formed by taking the dictionary form of the adjective, and then suffixing it: Gender Translation Masculine, singular(after vowel) sén Masculine, singular(after consonant) én Feminine, singular(after vowel) fán Feminine, singular(after consonant) án Masculine, plural(after vowel) lóth Masculine, plural(after consonant) óth Feminine, plural(after vowel) bogh Feminine, plural(after consonant) ogh

Adjectives

Adjectives are formed by taking the dictionary form of the adjective, and then suffixing it:

GenderTranslation
Masculine, singular
(after vowel)
sén
Masculine, singular
(after consonant)
én
Feminine, singular
(after vowel)
fán
Feminine, singular
(after consonant)
án
Masculine, plural
(after vowel)
lóth
Masculine, plural
(after consonant)
óth
Feminine, plural
(after vowel)
bogh
Feminine, plural
(after consonant)
ogh
Adjective Order

Adjective Order Multiple adjectives are separated by commas.

Adjective Emphasis

Adjective Emphasis In order to emphasise an adjective, it is premarked with a particle. If there are numerous adjectives, the emphasised adjective is moved to the front of the adjective list. Masc. Singular Masc. Plural Fem. Singular Fem. Plural Before Consonant mì mìa nì nìa Before Vowel mìl mìat nìl nìat

Comparative Form

Comparative Form This is formed by adding a suffix to the dictionary form of the adjective. Masc. Singular Masc. Plural Fem. Singular Fem. Plural After Consonant ás ása òs òsa After Vowel clás clása clòs clòsa

Superlative Form

Superlative Form This is formed by adding a suffix to the dictionary form of the adjective. Masc. Singular Masc. Plural Fem. Singular Fem. Plural After Consonant oc ocs ac acs After Vowel roc rocs rac racs

Negative Form

Negative Adjectives Adjectives can be made negative (much like the use of “un” in English) by prefixing the adjective with the negation form, much like with verbs: Masc. Singular Masc. Plural Fem. Singular Fem. Plural Before Consonant na nó né ná Before Vowel nas nos n’ nás

Forming adjectives from nouns

-ecs/-elc This is roughly the equivalent of the “ish” suffix in English Masculine Noun Feminine Noun Noun ends in consonant -ecs -elc Noun ends in vowel -cs -lc -éth/-óth This is used to derive intensive/adjectives of abudance, “e.g. book-heavy, abundant in books”.  Masculine Noun Feminine Noun Noun ends in consonant -éth -óth Noun ends […]