Common Lexeme

seni

Keywords: irregular, modifiers, tight binding

Pronunciation (IPA): 'se.ni 
Part of Speech: modifier 
Class: tight binding 
Forms: seni 
Glosses: somewhat, middling 

Description:

'Seni' is an irregular tight binding modifier, which means it is used to modify other modifiers. It does not have a loose binding counterpart and cannot be derived to form a loose binding counterpart. It is a member of the 'intensity set' of  tight binding modifiers, along with 'sino' ('a little, slightly') and 'faj' ('very'). It is the mediocritizing member of the set, and means 'somewhat' or 'middling'.

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