POSSESSIVE COMPOUNDS.

184. Compound adjectives may be formed with an adjectival root for the

first element, and a noun-root for the second element. Such adjectives

have the meaning "possessed of" that which is indicated in the compound.

(Similar adjectives are formed in English, with "-ed" as the final

syllable):

belbrova = beautiful-browed. longnaza = long-nosed.

bonintenca = good-intentioned. kvarpieda = four-footed.

dumana = two-handed. rugxhara = red-haired.

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