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participle.

–eneí, suf. Present participle suffix; ~ing (V to A). The noun that this adjective modifies is currently undertaking an action. Less commonly used in a gnomic sense—the noun eternally undertakes that action, e.g. Setezríú seteneíús vis = "(the) eater is eating." Realised phonetically as /ənɛɪː/, i.e. diphthongised. The compound -eneíu, commonly found in names, is not to be used for events or acts like it might be in English; see -ekhtíu and -ekíu instead.

usage: As with other verb-modifying suffixes, the final -é should be removed before addition.

attestation: Sometimes abbreviated to just -eí or -í.
See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb

related: ekí
tags: suffix
reverse terms: -ing, participle

–ekí, suf. Forms an infinite participle (adjective) from a verb; the noun affected always, habitually, or normally performs the indicated activity.

usage: e.g. an olrilekí alétsa, "the hungering void," vs. an olrileneí gílota, "the hungering stomach." The void always hungers, but the stomach just wants lunch.

etymology: Back-formation from ekíu
attestation: Seldom-used; a null derivation (replacing -é with -í) is more common.
See inflection scheme: iomanazinení noun
See inflection scheme: sarasí noun
See inflection scheme: zeyetaní noun
See inflection scheme: íomanazinení verb

related: eneí, ekíu
tags: suffix
reverse terms: -ing, participle