ENGLISH(4) UNIX System V ENGLISH(4)
NAME
english - flag format for English okspell dictionaries
DESCRIPTION
English dictionaries for okspell(1) supports 3 prefix and 14
suffix flags. For a detailed description of how okspell
handles flags and capitalization, see okspell(4). This
manual page only describes flags usable in dictionaries
built using the english.aff affix file.
In the following discussion of the flags, let # and @ be
"variables" that can stand for any letter. Upper case
letters are constants. "..." stands for any string of zero
or more letters, but note that no word may exist in the
dictionary which is not at least 2 letters long, so, for
example, "fly" may not be produced by placing the "Y" flag
on "f". Also, no flag is effective unless the word that it
creates is at least 4 letters long, so, for example, "wed"
may not be produced by placing the "D" flag on "we".
In the following list, an asterisk indicates that a flag
participates in cross-product formation (see okspell(4)).
The meaning of the prefix flags is as follows:
*A
... --> re... as in cover --> recover
*I
... --> in... as in firm --> infirm
*U
... --> un... as in able --> unable
The meaning of the suffix flags is as follows:
V
...e --> ...ive as in create --> creative
if # .ne. e, ...# --> ...#ive as in prevent -->
preventive
*N
...e --> ...ion as in create --> creation
...y --> ...ication as in multiply --> multiplication
if # .ne. e or y, ...# --> ...#en as in fall -->
fallen
*X
...e --> ...ions as in create --> creations
...y --> ...ications as in multiply -->
multiplications
if # .ne. e or y, ...# --> ...#ens as in weak -->
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weakens
H
...y --> ...ieth as in twenty --> twentieth
if # .ne. y, ...# --> ...#th as in hundred -->
hundredth
*Y
... --> ...ly as in quick --> quickly
*G
...e --> ...ing as in file --> filing
if # .ne. e, ...# --> ...#ing as in cross --> crossing
*J
...e --> ...ings as in file --> filings
if # .ne. e, ...# --> ...#ings as in cross -->
crossings
*D
...e --> ...ed as in create --> created
if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@ied as in
imply --> implied
if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u)
...@# --> ...@#ed as in cross --> crossed or
convey --> conveyed
T
...e --> ...est as in late --> latest
if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@iest as in
dirty --> dirtiest
if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u)
...@# --> ...@#est as in small --> smallest or
gray --> grayest
*R
...e --> ...er as in skate --> skater
if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@ier as in
multiply --> multiplier
if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u)
...@# --> ...@#er as in build --> builder or
convey --> conveyer
*Z
...e --> ...ers as in skate --> skaters
if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@iers as in
multiply --> multipliers
if # .ne. e or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i, o, or u)
...@# --> ...@#ers as in build --> builders or
slay --> slayers
*S
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if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@ies as in
imply --> implies
if # .eq. s, x, z, or h, ...# --> ...#es as in fix -->
fixes
if # .ne. s, x, z, h, or y, or (# = y and @ = a, e, i,
o, or u) ...@# --> ...@#s as in bat --> bats or
convey --> conveys
if @ .ne. a, e, i, o, or u, ...@y --> ...@iness as in
cloudy --> cloudiness
if # .ne. y, or @ = a, e, i, o, or u, ...@# -->
...@#ness as in late --> lateness or gray -->
grayness
*M
... --> ...'s as in dog --> dog's
To summarize more briefly:
Prefixes:
*A - re
*I - in
*U - un
Suffixes:
V - ive
*N - ion, tion, en
*X - ions, ications, ens
H - th, ieth
*Y - ly
*G - ing
*J - ings
*D - ed
T - est
*R - er
*Z - ers
*S - s, es, ies
*P - ness, iness
*M - 's
SEE ALSO
okspell(1), okspell(4)
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