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'