> In Silindion, the comparative is -yo, the
> superlative
> -to. The standard of comparison is in the ablative
> case.
>
> Adjectives in -ea seem to drop this in the
> comparative, but it's really a result of historical
> sound changed [-ea-yo > -eeo > -ieo > -io]
>
> Example: pantea > pantio > panteasso (-t- between
> vowels becomes -sso) (if the -ea had dropped out,
> the
> result would be: pant-yo > panyo)
>
> The adjective "senea" is irregular, it takes the
> endings directly to the root:
>
> senea > senyo > sendo (the -do is a variant suffix,
> not an allomorph, since usually -to added to -n
> produces -nto)
>
> The word "nornosto" "first" has two superlative
> suffixes: -os + -to. (-os is an archaic ending that
> is
> only found in Silindion in this word)
>
> -elliott
>
> --- Jörg Rhiemeier <joerg_rhiemeier@...> wrote:
>
> > Hallo!
> >
> > On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:22:38 -0400, Jeffrey Jones
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I don't have any translations, but I'm always
> > interested in seeing how
> > > comparisons are done. Also equatives,
> superlatives
> > etc. I'm trying to
> > > figure out how "Delta" does these.
> >
> > In Old Albic (excerpt from
> >
http://wiki.frath.net/Old_Albic):
> >
> > The positive degree is unmarked. The comparative
> > degree is marked with the
> > suffix -°r, the superlative degree is marked with
> > the suffix -°th. There is
> > also an equative degree (`as ... as'), which is
> > marked with the suffix -°ch.
> > These forms are the singular OSs; non-singular
> > number forms and agentive stems
> > are formed from them as shown above. The standard
> of
> > comparison (i.e., the
> > entity to which is compared) is in the locative
> > case.
> >
> > Examples: _banach albamal_ `as beautiful as an
> Elf';
> > _banar chvanal_ `more
> > beautiful than a dog'; _banath_ `most beautiful'.
> >
> > ... brought to you by the Weeping Elf
> >
>
>
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