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== Laefevian == | |||
=== Etymology === | |||
From {{inherit|lfv|lnk-pro|-(i)ɟɯs}}, an agent-forming suffix. | |||
=== Pronunciation === | |||
{{lfv-pr}} | |||
=== Suffix === | |||
{{lfv-sf|-ja}} (''heavy vowel stem'') | |||
# ''Used to form {{glossary|agent_noun|agent nouns}} from verbs; analogous to the English suffix {{eng|-er}}.'' | |||
#: {{m|lfv|njotad|t=to read}} → {{m|lfv|njotja|t=reader}} | |||
#: {{m|lfv|sênad|t=to write}} → {{m|lfv|sên·ja|t=writer}} | |||
#: {{m|lfv|volad|t=to teach}} → {{m|lfv|vol·ja|t=teacher}} | |||
#: {{m|lfv|navad|t=to hunt}} → {{m|lfv|navja|t=hunter}} | |||
# ''Used to form terms of occupations from nouns; similar to English {{eng|-er}} or {{eng|-man}}.'' | |||
#: {{m|lfv|ront|t=ore}} → {{m|lfv|rontja|t=miner}} | |||
#: {{m|lfv|vlant|t=bow}} → {{m|lfv|vlantja|t=bowyer}} | |||
#: {{m|lfv|seus|t=arrow}} → {{m|lfv|seukja|t=fletcher}} | |||
#: {{m|lfv|ñêlpe|t=craft}} → {{m|lfv|ñêlpja|t=craftsman}} | |||
# ''Used in compound suffixes to denote a person who studies or practices whatever the base noun means; similar to English {{eng|-ist}} or {{eng|-er}}.'' | |||
#: {{m|lfv|-sellens|t=-logy}} → {{m|lfv|-sell·ja|t=-logist}} | |||
#:: {{m|lfv|neasellens|t=astronomy}} → {{m|lfv|neasell·ja|t=astronomer}} | |||
#:: {{m|lfv|rintisellens|t=biology}} → {{m|lfv|rintisell·ja|t=biologist}} | |||
#:: {{m|lfv|olbôntisellens|t=chemistry}} → {{m|lfv|olbôntisell·ja|t=chemist}} | |||
#: {{m|lfv|-sênnent|t=-graphy}} → {{m|lfv|-sell·ja|t=-logist}} | |||
#:: {{m|lfv|êrrisênnent|t=geography}} → {{m|lfv|êrrisênn·ja|t=geographer}} | |||
#:: {{m|lfv|tanǧintisênnent|t=etymology}} → {{m|lfv|tanǧintisênn·ja|t=etymologist}} | |||
#: {{m|lfv|-fiðent|t=-metry}} → {{m|lfv|-fiðja|t=-metrist}} | |||
#:: {{m|lfv|êrrifiðent|t=geodesy, land surveying}} → {{m|lfv|êrrifiðja|t=geodesist, land surveyor}} | |||
# ''Used to form {{eng|demonym}}s from place names, including country names; certain endings may be dropped when this suffix is added.'' | |||
#: {{m|lfv|Laefêvva|t=Laefevia}} → {{m|lfv|Laefêvja|t=Laefevian (person)}} | |||
#: {{m|lfv|Mirkun|t=Mirkun, a region in Laefevia}} → {{m|lfv|Mirkunja|t=Mirkuner, a person from Mirkun}} | |||
[[Category:Laefevian noun-forming suffixes]] | |||
==== Usage notes ==== | |||
* The suffix causes palatalisation of the preceding consonant or consonant cluster in sense 4 but not in senses 1-3. | |||
==== Declension ==== | |||
{{lfv-dec-nv|-ja}} | |||
==== Derived terms ==== | |||
{{columns|columns=3|lfv | |||
|-sell·ja|t1=-logy | |||
|-sênn·ja|t2=-grapher | |||
|-fiðja|t3=-metrist | |||
|-oja|t4=-er | |||
|-kja|t5=-er, -ist | |||
}} | |||
=== See also === | |||
{{columns|columns=3|lfv | |||
|-êlj | |||
|-ož | |||
|-essa | |||
|-iella | |||
}} | |||
==Riyan== | ==Riyan== | ||