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Gle- is a contraction of the adjectiv gletik or of its radical glet , greatness. Many other prefixes are similarly formed from nouns and adjectivs.

Sma-, from smalik , small; smabed , nest (little bed).

Bl&auml;-, from bl&auml;gik , black; Bl&auml;fot , the Black Forest.

Vie-, from vietik, while; viebod , white bread.

Ba-, from bal , one; bafom , uniformity.

M&ouml;-, from m&ouml;dik , many, much; m&ouml;p&uuml;kik , polyglot; m&ouml;flanik , many-sided.

Si-, from sil , heaven; prefix of constellations or zodiacal signs: Sijip , Aries ; Sijutel, Sagittarius; sifits , Pisces.

Nol&uuml;-, Sul&uuml;- , Lef&uuml;- , Ves&uuml;- , from Nol&uuml;d , Sul&uuml;d , Lef&uuml;d , Ves&uuml;d , North, South, East, West; Nol&uuml;melop, North America; Ves&uuml;nid&auml;n , West Indies.

B&auml; ., from bapik, low, and v&auml;- , from valik , all, with a change of vowel.

Other prefixes are simple prepositions, and most of them can be so used.

Bev&uuml;, between, inter- ; bev&uuml;netik , international.

Bif, before (in place), contracted, to bi- , pre- bisied&ouml;n , to preside.

De, from; de-, ab-, off-, away; defal , falling off; defiled&ouml;n , to burn off ; deyul&ouml;n, to abjure.

Ko-, ke; with; com-, con-, syn- ; kok&ouml;m , coming together; kelied , compassion; kevobel, colaborer; kezenod&ouml;n , to concentrate.

Len-, towards, ad- ; lenp&uuml;k , address; lensum&ouml;n , to assume, take to one's-self.

Love-, over, super-; lovedug&ouml;n , to lead over; lovelog&ouml;n , to overlook; lovepen&auml;d, superscription, something written over; lovepolam , translation.