Degree: degree and evaluative modification
| Values: | Abs | Aug | Cmp | Dim |
Degree marks forms that morphologically express comparative, absolute superlative, diminutive, or augmentative meaning. Degree=Pos is not used: positive forms are unmarked.
Lexicalised derivatives are not marked for Degree when their meaning is no longer diminutive or augmentative.
Cmp: comparative
Cmp is used with morphological comparatives of adjectives and adverbs.
Analytic comparisons with ciù do not introduce Degree=Cmp: neither ciù nor the positive adjective or adverb receives the feature.
Examples
- bon “good”; megio “better” (
ADJ) - e seu condiçioin van delongo megio “his condition keeps getting better.” (
ADV)
Abs: absolute superlative
The absolute superlative is normally formed with the suffix -iscimo. It occurs chiefly with adjectives and adverbs; forms of tantiscimo can also function as determiners or pronouns.
Examples
- o l’é belliscimo “it is very beautiful” (
ADJ) - beniscimo! “very well!” (
ADV) - tantiscime oe “very many hours” (
DET)
Dim: diminutive
Dim marks diminutive nouns, including affective uses.
Examples
Tambuetto receives Degree=Dim when it means “little drum”, but no Degree when it means “tambourine”. Analogously, ommetto receives Degree=Dim when it means “little man”, but no Degree when it means “coat hanger”.
Aug: augmentative
Aug marks augmentative nouns.
Example
- e scignoe, e scignoriñe e e scignoroñe “the ladies, the young ladies, and the big ladies” (
NOUN)
Degree in other languages: [ae] [af] [axm] [bej] [bg] [cs] [cy] [el] [en] [es] [et] [fi] [ga] [grc] [gub] [hu] [hy] [hyw] [it] [ka] [ky] [la] [lij] [naq] [oge] [pal] [pcm] [pt] [qpm] [quc] [ru] [sl] [sv] [tr] [tt] [u] [uk] [urj] [uz] [xmf]