english
DESCRIPTION
English dictionaries for ispell(1) supports 3 prefix and
14 suffix flags. For a detailed description of how ispell
handles flags and capitalization, see ispell(5). 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 exam
ple, "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 ispell(5)).
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 --> multiplica
tion
if # .ne. e or y, ...# --> ...#en as in fall -->
fallen
*X
...e --> ...ions as in create --> creations
...y --> ...ications as in multiply --> multipli
cations
if # .ne. e or y, ...# --> ...#ens as in weak -->
weakens
*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 --> small
est 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
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
*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
ispell(1), ispell(5)
ENGLISH(5)
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