nă- (particle) - most

nă- (29_Degree & Comparison)

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nă-

nă-

Grammatical function

• Type: Superlative Prefix
• Function: Maximum Degree (“Most”)
• Constraint: Used only when the Adjective’s source noun is Warm.

Pronunciation

IPA: /naɪ/

Pitch Accent

• Morae: nă
• Pattern: L
• Class: atonal

Etymology

Duplication of the warm adjectival suffix -nă.

Example sentence

Example 1

• Asaxi: to wo nădănă [eating]chů.
• English: I feel like I am eating the most heavily (gluttonously).
• Polish: x

Analysis

• Adverb: dănă (elephant-like/heavy; warm source dă)
• Verbal mode: -ch- (subjective feeling)