Re: new word.

> "..The land of the free.." Maybe not a proper noun, but there you have it.

I'm trying to think what that is. It's setting off all sorts of grammatical questions in my head. For example, does "free" in the phrase "the free" occupy a noun position or does it modify an implied "people" and therefore is it an adjective?

Something to think about anyway....

> I had already responded to this one Laer. Perhaps you missed it.

I saw, I still think leitha is wasted as a noun form of an adjectival word.

> What I came up with for freedom was:

> Naleitha, or leithana. From Na - to be, and leitha - free.

Leith- is "to free" and "leitha" would put it into noun form, so is the noun of "to free" "free"? If I free you, then you are freed (or you could argue, you are simply "free")....

Do we have a word that describes state of being? Condition, or the like. Closest I found was tyelle, which means "grade" (in the qualitative sense, not the scholastic one). That or lesta, noun form of lest- to measure.

Assuming that we must find a new word rather than use leitha, tyeleitha or lestaleitha would work, as would naleitha or leithana. Of them, tyeleitha and naleitha sound the more flowing.

I still think leitha fits "freedom" more than "free (n)," however.

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> > "..The land of the free.." Maybe not a proper noun, but there you have it. > I'm trying to think what that is. It's setting off all sorts of grammatical questions in my head. For example, does "free" in the phrase "the free" occupy a noun position or does it modify an implied "people" and therefore is it an adjective? > Something to think about anyway.... > > I had already responded to this one Laer. Perhaps you missed it. > I saw, I still think <i>leitha</i> is wasted as a noun form of an adjectival word. > > What I came up with for freedom was: > > Naleitha, or leithana. From Na - to be, and leitha - free. > Leith- is "to free" and "leitha" would put it into noun form, so is the noun of "to free" "free"? If I free you, then you are freed (or you could argue, you are simply "free").... > Do we have a word that describes state of being? Condition, or the like. Closest I found was <i>tyelle</i>, which means "grade" (in the qualitative sense, not the scholastic one). That or <i>lesta</i>, noun form of <i>lest-</i> to measure. > Assuming that we must find a new word rather than use <i>leitha</i>, tyeleitha or lestaleitha would work, as would naleitha or leithana. Of them, tyeleitha and naleitha sound the more flowing. > I still think <i>leitha</i> fits "freedom" more than "free (n)," however. > LG
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