Russian affixes in Lithuanian Romani

Summary

Affix function number of borrowed affixes

Description

Information and examples are from Tenser (2005: 13, 34–35).

 

1 superlative prefix

naj‑ ‘superlative’, e.g. nai‑bar‑edvr (superlative‑big‑comparative) ‘the biggest’

 

5 aktionsart prefixes

po‑ ‘aktionsart’, e.g. po‑mang‑ ‘to ask’

pod‑ ‘aktionsart’, e.g. pod‑gij‑ ‘to approach’

ros‑ ‘aktionsart’, e.g. ros‑pxen‑ ‘to tell’

vy‑ ‘aktionsart’, e.g. vy‑pi‑ ‘to drink’

za‑ ‘aktionsart’, e.g. za‑pres‑ ‘to pay’