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One of the two patterns to derive a nominal synthetic compound consists of a number, a noun and the suffix -er. The derived nouns always refer to an object that has the property as described by the number and the noun. So, a trijetsjiller three-wheel-SUFF tricycle is a cycle with three wheels.

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One pattern to form nouns by way of synthetic compounding is to combine a number, a noun and the suffix -er. In this case, what comes closest is the use of -er after nominal bases. An example of such a synthetic compound is tsientonner ten-ton-SUFF, which refers to a truck that can load ten tons.

Here are some further examples:

Table 1
number noun suffix synthetic compound
ien one loop barrel -er ienloper rifle with one barrel
twa two dek deck -er twadekker biplane
twa two foet foot -er twafuotter biped
trije three mêst mast -er trijemêster three-master
trije three tsjil wheel -er trijetsjilder tricycle
fjirtich forty pûn pound -er fjirtichpûnder bomb of forty pounds

The examples display the phonological adjustments d-insertion (as in trijetsjilder tricycle) and breaking (in twafuotter biped.

The compounds always refer to an object that has the property as described by the number plus the noun. So, a trijemêster is a ship that has three masts.

The stress in these syntactic compounds is always on the number, for example in trijemêster.

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