Re: noun forms of verbs

> From: David Peterson
>
> In a message dated 11/17/01 9:46:31 AM, fuzzybluemonkeys@YAHOO.COM writes:
>
> << ok suppose you take the verb "to sleep"... one way to turn it into a
> noun would be "sleeper" or "sleepers" referring to someone who sleeps
> but you could also use sleep as a noun as in "i didn't get any
> sleep"... there are other verbs that this works for as well but my
> question is: would it be valid to say that "food" is a noun form of
> the verb "to eat"? >>
>
>     If you'd like a conlang example, Megdevi, with its
> triconsonantal roots,
> takes care of all these, though not quite regularly.  Here is "to
> eat", root
> /dZ-r-b/:
amman iar has the following words all derived from the root MATHA:

asmatho <as-MATHA> [v] digest;
marvath <MARRO-MATHA> [n] (pl mervaith) board use for eating;
math <MATHA> [n] (pl meth) mouth;
mathad <MATHA-had> [n] (pl methaid) restaurant;
mathadhis <MATHA-had-is> [n] (pl methaidhis) cafe;
matheno <MATHA-en> [v] dine, feed;
mathilo <MATHA-il> [v] swallow;
matho carme  <MATHA CARMA> [v] bite;
matho <MATHA> [v] eat;
mothmath <MOTHE-MATHA> [n] (pl methmaith) supper;
mothmathil <MOTHE-MATHA-il> [n] (pl methmaithil) breakfast;
neldmath <NELD-MATHA> [n] (pl nildmaith) lunch, midday meal;
orvatho <or-MATHA> [v] vomit;
sulmath <SULA-MATHA> [n] (pl silmaith) picnic;
valimath <VALIN-(is)-MATHA) [n] (pl velimath) banquet;

And from the related root MASTA:

masad <MASTA> [n] (pl mesaid) food;
mastel <MASTA-del> [n] (pl mestil) pudding;

Stay curious,
David

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