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From l&auml;n, country, -&auml;n as a termination for names of countries or states.

From d&uuml;p, hour, -&uuml;p as a termination for a portion of time.

Tid&uuml;p, a lesson (teaching time).

Ki&uuml;p ? when? at what time ?

Pat&uuml;p, the present tense.

Yel&uuml;p, the course of a year.

From top, place,

(1) -op, for the divisions of the earth.

(2) -&ouml;p, for a place.

Ki&ouml;p ? where?

Mal&auml;d&ouml;p, a hospital.

The following endings have no meaning, exccpt in composition:

-el, -er ; one who does, a person.

Mekel, a maker; from mek&ouml;n , to make.

Datuvel, discoverer, from datuv , discovering.

Tidel, teacher.

This ending occurs very frequently. It denotes also an inhabitant or a country.

-al and -an also refer to persons. Al implies dignity or superiority.

-ef is a collection or persons; em, of things.

-en is an establishment for a trade (-ery).

-af, names or animals ; -it , of birds; -in , of substances.

-ip, diseases; -&ouml;m , apparatus; -av , sciences.

-&auml;l, -am, -&ouml;f , abstract nouns ; &auml;l, character; -am , action; -&ouml;f , quality, or state.

-il, diminutiv; -et , -kin, -ling; domil , a little house; ganil , gosling.