Appendix:Novial suffixes

Prefixes - Suffixes - Pronunciation Guide

Substantival Suffixes (which form nouns)

-eso	to form abstracts, denotes state of being	vereso truth, state of being true	febleso weakness	venkateso defeat
-o	forms verbal nouns	ploro   weeping	opino    thinking, opinion	sentio   feeling, feel
-(t)ione	denotes partly the result (as a whole) or the resulting state, partly the way or manner in which something is done	definitione definition	evolutione evolution	satisfaktione satisfaction
-um	denotes the product of action (as distinct from the way in which it is done) to be added to the passive participle	fabrikatum   manufactured article	printatum    printed matter	kopiatum   copy, something copied
-ure	denotes the result or product (as distinct from the act itself)	pikture   picture	inventure    invention	fotografure   photograph
-ere -iste	denote operator or person occupied with	bakere   baker	konsiliste    councillor	klimere   climber
-iste	used for human beings, denotes adherents of a doctrine or those occupied in certain professions	ateiste   atheist	dentiste    dentist	sientiiste   scientist
-isme	denotes doctrine	ateisme   atheism	kapitalisme    capitalism	sosialisme   socialism
-iere	denotes a person or thing characterized by a certain object or considered as its bearer	pomiere   apple tree	kandeliere    candle holder	milionere   millionnaire
-arie	denotes recipient of an action, the person for whom something is destined	sendarie   addressee	pagarie    payee	mandatarie mandate holder
-ilo	denotes the domain, province or country of someone	Anglia   England	folosofia    philosophy	printeria   printing office
-torie	denotes place where something is done	observatorie   observatory	dormitorie    dormitory	promenatorie   promenade
-aje	denotes something made of, consisting of, having the character of	lanaje   woollen goods	lignaje    woodwork	subtilaje   (a) subtlety
-ede	denotes quantity which fills something	kulierede   spoonful	manuede    handful	bokede   mouthful
-aro	denotes a collection, group, set of things or	homaro   mankind	vortaro    vocabulary	aristokrataro   aristocracy
-ide	denotes descendant	Atreide   son of Atreus	regide    person of royal blood	Napoleonide   descendant of Napoleon
-yune	denotes young one	bovyune   calf	hanyune    chick	katyune   kitten