Re: Making modifiers out of nouns

Hi Eugene

On 29/04/07, Eugene Oh <un.doing@...> wrote:
> In my conlang, Arithide, I have a suffix "-nēn" that, when appended to
> nouns, regularly results in adjectives. I'm now writing a Frath
> article on Arithide adjectives, and in need of a name for such a type
> of suffix:
>
> "modifieriser"?
> "adjectivaliser"?
> ...?
>
> If anyone knows the correct techninal name (if there is one) for such
> a device, I'd greatly appreciate it if you would post it to the list.
> :-)
>
I believe some use the word "adjectiviser" (no -al-). Personally I
would just use the term "adjective-forming [or "adjectival"] suffix".

HTH

Jeff

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