Etymology
From red (“red”) + -ik (“adjective morpheme”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re.ˈdik/
- Hyphenation: re‧dik
Adjective
redik
- red
Ekölof yani redik.- She has painted the red door.
Ekölof yani rediku.- She has painted the door red.
Declension
More information positive, comparative ...
Declension of redik
|
positive |
|
comparative |
|
superlative |
| preceding noun |
redik |
redikum |
redikün |
| separated |
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural |
| nominative |
redik |
rediks |
redikum |
redikums |
redikün |
rediküns |
| genitive |
redika |
redikas |
redikuma |
redikumas |
rediküna |
redikünas |
| dative |
redike |
redikes |
redikume |
redikumes |
rediküne |
redikünes |
| accusative |
rediki |
redikis |
redikumi |
redikumis |
rediküni |
redikünis |
| predicative |
rediku |
redikus |
redikumu |
redikumus |
redikünu |
redikünus |
| vocative |
o redik! |
o rediks! |
o redikum! |
o redikums! |
o redikün! |
o rediküns! |
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Synonyms
- ledik (older term, now obsolete; the initial English “r” consonant sound was changed to “l” in Original Volapük (evidently for the ease of Chinese speakers) and then later changed back to “r” in New Volapük, but cf. flen (“friend”) and glen (“grain”) vs gren (“grain”))
Derived terms
- bludaredik (“blood-red”) (blud)
- dofaredik (dof)
- klilaredik (klil)
- redikön (“become red, turn red, become flushed, blush”)