"FI-" vs "-ACX-"
de Zefo96, 10 de juliol de 2014
Missatges: 5
Llengua: English
Zefo96 (Mostra el perfil) 10 de juliol de 2014 15.26.27
The vortaro in the side-bar of the Lernu website defines "fi-" as "nasty" and "-acx-" as "awful, rotten, terrible", but those seem pretty similar to me. Perhaps the difference is in their use?
michaleo (Mostra el perfil) 10 de juliol de 2014 15.45.02
Zefo96 (Mostra el perfil) 10 de juliol de 2014 15.55.51
michaleo:FI-Ah, OK, thanks. That makes more sense. I do have a follow-up question now, though: is there any reason one couldn't use both in one word? For example, in the link, "kuracistacxo" is defined as a "quack". Could one say "fikuracistacxo", for a doctor who is immoral as well as ineffective?
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Furthermore, is there a limit on the number of affixes you can use in one word?
michaleo (Mostra el perfil) 10 de juliol de 2014 16.06.41
Zefo96:There's no limit but you shouldn't make words too long because it's unnatural and ineffective. Fikuracistaĉo is quite good.michaleo:FI-Ah, OK, thanks. That makes more sense. I do have a follow-up question now, though: is there any reason one couldn't use both in one word? For example, in the link, "kuracistacxo" is defined as a "quack". Could one say "fikuracistacxo", for a doctor who is immoral as well as ineffective?
-AĈ-
Furthermore, is there a limit on the number of affixes you can use in one word?
Zefo96 (Mostra el perfil) 10 de juliol de 2014 16.39.13
michaleo:Great, makes sense. Thank you.Zefo96:There's no limit but you shouldn't make words too long because it's unnatural and ineffective. Fikuracistaĉo is quite good.michaleo:FI-Ah, OK, thanks. That makes more sense. I do have a follow-up question now, though: is there any reason one couldn't use both in one word? For example, in the link, "kuracistacxo" is defined as a "quack". Could one say "fikuracistacxo", for a doctor who is immoral as well as ineffective?
-AĈ-
Furthermore, is there a limit on the number of affixes you can use in one word?