-ja

[ja]

1. derivative suffix Added to a noun, it derives a new noun. It means land, place, jurisdiction, set of things. For words ending in -er meaning the name of a worker, it means the name of the profession (in general) or the name of shop. Example: poimer, book of poems, poimerja, poetry; turc, Turk (or Turkish), Turcja, Turkey; later, milkman, laterja, dairy.

Etymology: From Greek -ia via Latin -ia.

-er

[eɾ]

1. derivative suffix Added to a noun, it derives a new noun or adjective. It is used for the name of the worker of a specific profession, to express abundance or relationship. Examples: poim (noun), poem, poimer (noun), book of poems; lata (noun), milk, later (noun), milkman; champ (noun), countryside, champer (adjective), related to the countryside; flora (noun), flower; florer (noun), vase.

Etymology: From Latin -ariu.

-ata

[ˈata]

1. Derivative suffix Added to a noun, it derives a new noun with a meaning of hit, set or content. Example: semain, semen, semainata, seed; petra, stone, petrata, hit from a stone.

Etymology: From Latin -ata.

2. Derivative suffix Feminine version of the derivative suffix -at, corresponding to a participle.

Etymology: From -at plus feminine derivative suffix -a.

-at

[at]

1. derivative suffix Added to the stem of a verb, it derives the corresponding (past) participle. It is invariable in compound tenses with hawăre, and variable in passive voice sentences with esăre. In this latter case, it agrees in gender and number with the noun it accompanies. Example: J’heh tendat un’oranna, I have bought an orange; un’oranna hast esat tendata pur jo, an orange has been bought by me.

2. derivative suffix Added to the stem of a verb, it derives a noun meaning result. Example: pecre (verb), to sin, pecat (noun), sin.

3. derivative suffix Added to a noun, it derives a new noun meaning set of things or abundance. Example: puin, fist, puinat, handful.

4. derivative suffix Added to an adjective, it derives a new adjective with the same meaning as 3. Example: bleu, blue, blewat, bluish.

Etymology: From Latin -atus.