-evíș

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Radestrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian -evíș, -ovíș, -ivíș, -uvíș, from Old Radestrian -evīšjre, -ovīšjre, -ivīšjre, -uvīšjre, -ŭvīšjre, inherited from Proto-Radic *-eβijir, *-oβijir, *-iβijir, *-ıβijir, *-uβijir, from Proto-Hirdic *-ebhiṯis, *-obhiṯis, *-ibhiṯis, *-ubhiṯis, *-ɯbhiṯis, from Proto-Laenkean *-Vbʱitis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/-ɛviːʃ/
  • Syllabification: -e–víș

Suffix

-evíș (adjectival, comparative hevúb -evíș, adverb -evỉ)

  1. (comparable, denominal) -ful
    tvojans → tvojanjevíș
    style → stylish
  2. (uncomparable, denominal) -ed (having)
    baslýrus → baslyervevíș
    depression → depressed
    dzaus → dzoevíș
    horn → horned
    dzuiș gĵøþs → dzuí gĵøðevíș
    small head → small-headed
  3. (uncomparable, deverbal) -able, -ible (passive sense; appended to infinitives of transitive verbs)
    steat → steatevíș
    to eat → edible
    svolekt → svolektevíș
    to read → legible
  4. (comparable, deverbal, unproductive) denotes capability (active sense; appended to verb stems)
    hvyeķ → hvýevíș
    to think → sane
  5. (comparable, deverbal, somewhat informal) denotes enjoyment or frequency (active sense; appended to verb stems)
    pjánșt → pjánșevíș
    to chat → chatty
    svolekt → svolecevíș
    to read → bookworm (adj)

Inflection

Derived terms

▶ Radestrian terms suffixed with -evíș