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lessons:adjectives [2023/09/21 14:25] – [Word order] morgothlessons:adjectives [2023/10/01 22:26] (current) – [Long adjectives] italics morgoth
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 ===== Long adjectives ===== ===== Long adjectives =====
-Most of the long adjectives are formed from other words (usually nouns and rarely verbs) by adding suffix "-ûrz":+Most of the long adjectives are formed from other words (usually nouns and rarely verbs) by adding suffix "**//-ûrz//**":
   * gashûrz (hot) from spelling variant "gash" (fire)   * gashûrz (hot) from spelling variant "gash" (fire)
   * golugûrz (elvish, elven, elfin) from "golug" (elf)    * golugûrz (elvish, elven, elfin) from "golug" (elf) 
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   * urukûrz (orcish) from "uruk" (orc)   * urukûrz (orcish) from "uruk" (orc)
  
-"Uzul" (green) is probably the only two-syllable long adjective in the dictionary that is not formed with suffix "-ûrz".+"Ûzûl" (green) is probably the only two-syllable long adjective in the dictionary that is not formed with suffix "//-ûrz//".
  
 As you can see in previous section, in words like "bûrz", "gûrz", "tûrz" and some more not listed there but present in the dictionary, "ûrz" is part of the adjective's stem, not a suffix. As you can see in previous section, in words like "bûrz", "gûrz", "tûrz" and some more not listed there but present in the dictionary, "ûrz" is part of the adjective's stem, not a suffix.
  
-There aren't many long adjectives in the dictionary, but it doesn't mean they are rare. If you can't find some adjective, you can make it by adding suffix "-ûrz" to the existing noun or verb with similar meaning, like with two of the examples above. +There aren't many long adjectives in the dictionary, but it doesn't mean they are rare. If you can't find some adjective, you can make it by adding suffix "//-ûrz//" to the existing noun or verb with similar meaning, like with two of the examples above. 
  
 ===== Word order ===== ===== Word order =====
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