TRADITIONAL & MODERN GOLIC VULCAN AFFIXES
Tereklar Ba- eh Iyi-Gol-Vuhlkansu


Common Prepositional/Directional Prefixes
Tsuk Fe-Shitakik|Kharatik Fatereklar


Prefix Meaning
abi' until
abru' above, over
abu' up(ward)
bai' by means of, through (obs.), via (obs.)
be' beside, by, near, next to, very close to, alongside of
bi' along
du' while, during
fa' before, in front of
fi' on(to), atop, upon
fna' through, via, due to
fupa s' according to
k' with, by
k'kvai through (TGV only, quite rare)
kwi' from a distance, from far away
mes' across
mesakh' beyond
na' at, to(wards); for
ne' below, under
nu' down(ward)
opi' since
pa' around, about
po' after
rik' without
s' from, out of; by (as in the author of, etc.)
sa' away from, off of
si' outside (of)
ska' off (of)
spo' á là, after, in the manner/style of
sva' between
svi' amid(st), among(st), in, in the midst of, in the middle of, inside (of), within
t' of, belonging to
tehn' against (as in "anti")
vi' into
za' behind


Common Combining/Modifying Prefixes
Tsuk Terishanik|Rubitauk Fatereklar


Prefix Meaning
abru- above~, over~
abu~ up~, upward~
ak' soon
dan- ~est, most ~
eik- wide(ly)
ein- some~
ek' all, complete, total, pan~
fa- fore~, front~, frontal, anterior, bow(-) (ship)
fan- any~
fe- pre~, ante~
fna- through(-), thorough~
fu- proto-
i' now, at this moment
irak- tele~, far, distant
ish- that
kanok- every~
ke~ against
ki' have + verb (participial)
kitok- else~
kup- to be able (to)
kwi- tele~, far (away) (mostly obs., see "irak-")
la' here
lau- may, might
ma|'|~ very, highly, exceptional(ly), extra~, extreme(ly), ultra~
mes~, mes- cross(-)
mesakh- trans~
nash- this
ne~, ne- under~, sub~
nu~ down~, downward~
nuh' too (fast, slow, much, etc.)
pa- circum~
pi' diminuative prefix
pla' back(-), retro(-)
plo- somewhat like, sort of, kind of like
po- after~, post~
ri- no(-), non(-), il~, ir~
sa~ ex~, outward(-); from out of, away from (combining form)
sha' one's own (personal possessive)
shai- self-
shati- auto(-)
shi' place (of) . . .
si- exo~, outer(-), ecto~, extra~, exterior(-)
suk' augmentative prefix
sviti- mid~
ta' later
tehn- anti-
tra' there
tvi- endo~, inner~, inter~
u' as (a)
ul- semi(-), demi(-), part(-), partial(-)
ulen- quasi(-), semi(-)
va' infinite, innumerable, immeasurable
va~, va'ash-
re~
ved- quite
wa' especially, particularly
weh- ~er, more ~
wehk- multi~, poly~
za~, za- posterior, aft(-), rear(-), stern(-)


Common Suffixes
Tsuk Zatereklar


Suffix Meaning
~an added to a name, similar to Mr. or Ms.
~lar pluralizing suffix
~pasht ~bound (as in being stuck/trapped, etc.)
~su ~er, ~or, ~ist, ~man, ~person (and their language)
~tra mass, expanse, grouping, collection, etc.
'es ~ness, ~ity, ~ty, ~cy; ~ment, ~tion
'Kahr, -Kahr city, town, ~burg(h), ~borough, ~ton, ~ville
'le ~ward, ~ways
'rak position/place(ment), ~th
-bosh ~ful, possessing/having a lot (of something)
-dva ~ism (belief)
-elakh (-)line, (-)wire, cable
-fam, -famik ~less, lacking, without
-hali vessel, vehicle, ~ship, ~cycle
-kahk -like
-kam denotes affection (usually mother-child)
-kan child
-kel building, structure
-kelek ~home, ~house
-kov (~)rock, (~)stone
-kur color
-kwel ~hood (childhood, etc.), ~ship (friendship, etc.)
-lan designates a rank (military, police, etc.)
-razh ~hole, ~shaft, (-)pit
-tal ~ology, study, discipline
-teht -proof
-tor added to some nouns or roots to make a verb
-tukh stuff, material, matter, substance, ~ium
-veh ~one, ~body
-vel object, (-)thing, item
-ves kind, sort, type
-wilat ~where, ~place
-yehat ~able, ~ible
-yem (-)meal
-yokulsu (-)eater, ~vore
-yut (~)way, (~)path, (~)road, street
-zan-vel ~scope



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