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Lesson 14: Prefixes

Why Prefixes Matter Sindarin builds a large portion of its vocabulary through compounding and prefixation . Unlike languages that rely heavily on suffixes for derivation, Sindarin front-loads its morphology: meaning is frequently added to the beginning of a base word to create a new word with a specialized or extended meaning. This has practical consequences for learners: Knowing prefixes lets you decode unfamiliar names and words you have never seen...

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Affixes

Overview Affixes are one of Esperanto's most powerful features. A single set of 9 prefixes and 18+ suffixes allows you to derive thousands of words from a smaller set of roots. Crucially, these affixes are themselves roots — they can stand alone as words when given an appropriate ending. Example of productivity: From the single root labor- (work): labori (to work), laboro (work/n.), labora (working/adj.), labore (laboriously) laboristo (worker), laborejo...