FTHINRAKATHI AFFIXES
FthinraKathyu Treskir


Common Prepositional/Directional Prefixes

Prefix Meaning
bri' above, over
fu' before, in front of
k' with, by
kha' to(wards), at (direction)
na' at, by, on, next to (touching)
ni' by, near, next to (not touching)
po' after
s' from, out of
shu' amongst, between, inside (of)
sma' one's own
swo' among, amid, in(side)
thu' of, belonging to
wu' beneath, under
zau' behind


Common Combining/Modifying Prefixes

Prefix Meaning
ak~ all, complete, total
bri- above~, over~
bu~ up~, upward~
ennu~ some~
fu~ fore~, front~, frontal, anterior
fanu~ any~
iz~ that
ke' have + verb (participial)
knuz~ every~
ktul~ else~
hwi~ tele~
mu~ very, highly, exceptional(ly), extra~, ultra~
naz~ this
pi' diminuative prefix
po~ after~, post~
ri~ no(-), non(-), il~, ir~
ska' place (of) . . .
sma' one's own (personal possessive)
spu' augmentative prefix
tha~ ~est, most ~
swo~ endo~, inner~, inter~
uyi~ semi(-), demi(-), part(-), partial(-)
wa~ ~er, more ~
wek~ multi~, poly~
wu~ under~, sub~
zau~ posterior, aft(-), rear(-), stern(-)


Common Suffixes

Suffix Meaning
'buz ~ful, possessing/having a lot (of something)
'ef ~ness, ~ity, ~ty, ~cy; ~ment, ~tion (after a vowel)
'fut ~less, lacking, without
'ir pluralizing suffix after a vowel sound
'lej ~ward, ~ways
~Bhaell object, (-)thing, item
~Dol (~)rock, (~)stone
~dor added to some nouns or roots to make a verb
~ef ~ness, ~ity, ~ty, ~cy; ~ment, ~tion (after a consonant)
~Hoir color
~ir pluralizing suffix after a consonant sound
~Kaell ~home, ~house, building, structure
~Kol vessel, vehicle, ~ship, ~cycle
~Laen designates a military rank
~Mhoh ~one, ~body
~tsu mass, expanse, grouping, collection, etc.
~Tul ~ology, study, discipline
~Vaes kind, sort, type
~Will ~where, ~place
~yoi ~able, ~ible
~Yuth (~)way, (~)path, (~)road, street
~ZunBhaell ~scope


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