-kiš

-kiš  (not comparable and comparable; comparative -impi, superlative -in )

1. (multiplicative) Corresponds number + times structure in English.


 * due (“two”) → duekiš  (“twice”)


 * dek (“ten”) → dekkiš  (“ten times”)


 * multe (“many”) → multekiš  (“many times”)


 * usē  (“many”) → usēkiš  (“often”)

2.(adverbial suffix, comparable) Forms adverbs from adjectives; corresponds to the English suffix -ly.


 * bele (“beautiful”) → belekiš  (“beautifully”)


 * maletenvidēti  (“ugly”) → maletenvidētikiš   (“uglily”)

3.(intensifier) Forms intensifying adverbs from certain nouns.


 * infere (“hell”) → inferekiš  (“hellishly”)


 * malsane (“disease”) → malsanekiš  (“a lot”)

4. -ist (forms names of occupations from some nouns)


 * violone (“violine”) > violonekiš  (“violinist”)

5. -ist (supporter of an idea)


 * rasekiš  (“racist”), komunismekiš  (“communist”)

Usage notes

 * (multiplicative) Used only with small numbers, and with some pronouns; note that une (“one”) → unekiš (“once”) is not standard Nyclonese (cf. fojeten ).


 * (adverbial suffix) for example: belekiš, belempi (more beautifully), belen (most beautifully). It can be appended to all adjectives.


 * (intensifier) The suffix is often applied to a vulgar term: perkele → perkelekiš.

Synonyms
(expression of how many times sthg happens): be foje