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