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By the addition of these two modificatory syllables, the numbers of derivative roots is at once raised to thirty-six.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

In these roots either the first or the last consonant is modificatory.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

Thou, in Turkish, is sen, and as all modificatory syllables are placed at the end of the root, we get sev-er-sen, thou lovest.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max