Q. lacalima adj. “not possible to be kindled (made to shine)” (Category: to Light, Kindle)
An adjective mentioned in Late Notes on Verb Structure (LVS) from 1969 demonstrating some obscure rules on how the affixes la- and -ima interact with basic verb stems and causative verbs. In particular “when combined with la- they functioned as equivalent of la + the causative (whether actually existing or not) as lakalima, not possible to be kindled ... rather than lakaltaima” (PE22/155-156). Hence lacalima constructed directly from the verbal root √KAL was correct and **lacaltaima constructed from the causative verb calta- was not.
Reference ✧ PE22/156 ✧ lakalima “not possible to be kindled (made to shine)”
Related
Elements
| la- | “not, in-, un-” | ✧ PE22/155 |
| calima | “bright, luminous” | ✧ PE22/155 (kalima) |
Q. **lacaltaima adj. “not possible to be kindled” (Category: to Light, Kindle)
Reference ✧ PE22/156 ✧ **lakaltaima
Related
Elements
| la- | “not, in-, un-” | ✧ PE22/155 |
| #calta- | “to kindle” | ✧ PE22/156 (kalta-) |
| -ima | “-able, possibility” | ✧ PE22/155 |