D'ni/Derivations

Noun to adjective

A noun with the suffix -ec becomes an adjective

• vog 'nature' > vog-ec 'natural'
• fa 'one' > faec 'first'

Adjective to noun

An adjective with the suffix -(e)þ becomes a noun

• gica 'safe' > gica-þ 'safety'
• sógi 'stable' > sógi-þ 'stability'

Note that the name Kerath means ‘[the] Brave One’ formed by the adjective kera ‘brave’ indicating a titulary function of this suffix.

Adjective to adverb

Similarly, -(e)š is always suffixed onto adjectives and changes them to adverbs.

• ten 'simple' > teneš 'simply'
• garo 'mighty' > garoš 'mightily'
• kera 'brave' > keraš 'bravely'

Verb to noun

The -tav suffix is used with verbs and is understood to form common nouns.

• tégan 'to love' > re-tégan-tav 'the love'
• cav 'to live' > re-cav-tav 'the life'

The -tan suffix is used with verbs to make the actor.

• re-tégan-tan 'the lover'

The adverbs can be derived by -š suffixed to an adjective

• Kera 'brave' > Kera-š 'bravely'