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Re: Kill me with a blunt object

From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Kill me with a blunt object
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 18:02:57 -0400
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From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>

> On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 04:24:41PM -0400, David Trimboli wrote:
> > HIHoH!  Doch jejHa' yIlo'!
> > Kill me!  Use a blunt thing!
> So verbs used attributively can take affixes?  Is this a general rule,
> reserved for -Ha', reserved for those verbs/affix combos that have their
> own entries in the dictionary or an addendum, or what?

We've seen adjectivally-used verbs have /-qu'/, /-be'/, and /-Ha'/:

Dujmey tInqu'
very big ships (TKD 49)

wa'maH yIHmey lI'be'
ten useless tribbles (CK, numbers)

Duj ngaDHa'
slang: wildly irresponsible person
literally: unstable vessel (KGT 150)

My guess is that these are the only affixes that can do this.

SuStel
Stardate 3301.6

References:
- Kill me with a blunt object
  - From: "Beth Baisch, the tuftedpuffin" <[email protected]>
- Re: Kill me with a blunt object
  - From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
- Re: Kill me with a blunt object
  - From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Re: Kill me with a blunt object
  - From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>

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