Re: NATLANG: Latin prefixes with er/ra
| From: | Ray Brown <ray.brown@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 20, 2004, 17:58 |
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Further to my last mail on the subject:
I find that _exter_ also has the superlative _extimus_ besides the more
common superlative form _extre:mus_.
I've tracked down three more of these critters.
CITER/CITRA
citer
[adjective] on this side
[comparaitive] citerior
[superlative] citimus
citra:
[adverb]on this side
[prep. with acc.] on this side of
DEXTER/DEXTRA
dexter
[adjective] right(hand), on the right, rightward
[comparative] dexterior (more rightward. more to the right)
[superlative] dextimus (rightmost)
dextra:
[adverb] on the right
[prep. with acc.] on the right of
SINISTER/SINISTRA
sinister
[adjective] left(hand), on the left, leftward
[comparative] sinisterior
[superlative] sinistimus
sinistra:
[adverb] on the left
[prep. with acc.] on the left of
Must be some ideas for conlangs here ;)
Ray
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