See -ter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "pro",
"word": "-tre"
}
],
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{
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},
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],
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"comparative"
]
},
{
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"superlative"
]
},
{
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"alternative"
]
},
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}
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},
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"-ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives."
],
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"-ly",
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},
{
"word": "-ō"
}
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"Classical-Latin"
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},
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}
],
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}
{
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"lang_code": "pro",
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}
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},
{
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},
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"name": "der"
},
{
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},
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}
],
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"form": "-ius",
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"comparative"
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},
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"form": "-issimē",
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},
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]
},
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}
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},
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"pos": "suffix",
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"Latin entries with incorrect language header",
"Latin lemmas",
"Latin suffixes",
"Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Pages using etymon with no ID",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
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"-ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives."
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"adjective",
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]
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"tags": [
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]
},
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}
],
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{
"word": "-ē"
},
{
"word": "-ō"
}
],
"word": "-ter"
}
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"msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: (-ly): -ē, -ō desc=-ly rest=-ē, -ō cls=romanization cls2=romanization e1=True e2=False",
"path": [
"-ter"
],
"section": "Latin",
"subsection": "suffix",
"title": "-ter",
"trace": ""
}
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