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Type 1 Noun Suffixes
The first types of the noun suffixes deal with the magnitudes of objects - either grander, bigger or more prominent versions, or smaller, more diminutive or lesser versions.The diminutive suffix will be covered in the next post.
-'a' Augmentative
This suffix magnifies or amplifies the noun it modifies, making it a larger, more prominent or more powerful version of the noun.
| Ho' | tooth |
| Ho''a' | tusk, fang |
| choH | change |
| choH'a' | sea change, major change/ |
| Duj | ship, vessel |
| Duj'a' | capital ship, flagship, fleet command ship |
| vaS | hall, assembly hall |
| vaS'a' | Great Hall |
| woQ | power, authority |
| woQ'a' | ultimate power |
| boq | alliance |
| boq'a' | Grand Alliance |
| yo' | fleet |
| yo''a' | Grand Fleet |
Some examples:-
| Dat Ho''a' tInqu' qengtaH | He carries a gigantic tusk around with him everywhere |
| qalmoH woQ. qalmoHchu' woQ'a' | Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely |
-'a' can also designate a chief officer or head person or primary representative within a group of people.
| DevwI' | leader |
| DevwI''a' | Great Leader |
| 'oSwI' | Emissary |
| 'oSwI''a' | Chief Emissary |
| polwI' | keeper |
| polwI''a' | head keeper |
Some examples:-
| lIra'DI' DevwI''a' pelob | When the Great Leader commands you, obey! |
| De'vetlh vISovbe'. chaq Sov 'oSwI''a' | I don't know that information. Perhaps the Chief Emissary does. |
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