Adjectives and Participles
The adjectives agree with their head noun in number only (for exceptions, → @@).
Overview of forms:
declension | sg | pl |
---|---|---|
I | linta | linte |
II | lungo | lungui |
III | ninquë | ninqui |
IV | laurea | laurie |
V | melin | melindi |
When substantivized, they decline as respective nouns instead:
- I & IV adjectives → I nouns: linte → lintar, laurie → laurear;
- II & III adjectives → III nouns: lungui → lungui, ninqui → ninqui;
- V adjectives → V nouns: melindi → melindi.
All participles decline as adjectives of first declension: lórala → lórale, rúcina → rúcine. For formation of participles, → @@.
Participles
Active Participles
active | passive | |
---|---|---|
aorist I | cen-ya | cen-na |
aorist II | cen-i-la | *cen-i-na |
present | céna-la | céna-i-na |
past | cénié-la | cénie-nwa |
future | cenuva-i-la | cenuva-i-na |
Often seen, especially in poetry, is cénina, most probably a confusion of form with cénima.
aorist | present | past | future | |
---|---|---|---|---|
basic | cen-i-la | céna-la | cén-ié-la | cenuva-i-la |
vocalic u | liru-i-la | líru-la | lír-ié-la | liruva-i-la |
long | talt-i-la | talata-la | talant-ié-la | taltuva-i-la |
formative (a) | sir-i-la | síra-la | sírié-la | siryuva-i-la |
formative (b) | ist-i-la | ista-la | sintié-la | istuva-i-la |
vocalic a | far-i-la | fára-la | fárié-la | faruva-i-la |
derivative | tengua-i-la | tengua-la | tenguanié-la | tenguva-i-la |
causative (a) | tulya-i-la | tulya-la | tulyanié-la | tulyauva-i-la |
causative (b) | tulta-i-la | tulta-la | tultanié-la | tultauva-i-la |