THE SUFFIX "-EJ-".

111. Words expressing the place where the action indicated by the root

occurs, or where the object indicated by the root may be found, are

formed by inserting the suffix "-ej-" before the noun-ending:

cxevalejo, stable (from "cxevalo", horse).

dormejo, dormitory (from "dormi", to sleep).

herbejo, meadow (from "herbo", grass).

logxejo, lodging-place, dwelling (from "logxi", to dwell, to lodge).

[Footnote: Similar formations are made in English with the suffix "-y",

as "bakery", "bindery", "grocery", etc. This suffix is equivalent to the

"-ei" in German "Baeckerei", bakery, "Druckerei", printing-office, etc.,

and to the "-ie" in French "patisserie", pastry-shop, "imprimerie",

printing-shop, etc.]

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