Dublex Definitions

fab [Since there were no common roots for "make", this term is borrowed from common terms for "factory" ("place that makes"): from Latin 'fabricare', "to make", extant in words for factory -- Russian /fabrik/, German 'Fabrik', Dutch 'fabriek', Spanish 'fabbrica', Italian 'fabbrica', Hindi /fektri/, Esperanto 'fabriko', Novial 'fabrike', English 'fabrication'.] creation -- something made, constructed or created (but not as a synonym of "caused")

fabbin [creation+building] factory -- building with facilities for manufacturing

fabcon [creation+{opposite}] destroy -- cause the ruining or undoing of [v

fabganbin [creation+agent+building] factory -- a building in which raw materials are processed to make saleable products

fabgarm [creation+communication-unit] notification something has started

fabjant [creation+animal] monster -- imaginary creature typically made up of various human and animal parts

fabsint [creation+science] engineering -- a systematic study of making, constructing or creating things

fabsint [creation+science] theorietical physics

fabsint [creation+science] creation science

fabsintnic [creation+science+worker] engineer -- a professional of making, constructing and creating things

fabtintjantton [creation+ink+animal+{augmentative}] kraken -- a legendary sea monster that resembles the giant squid

fabvocsist [creation+word+system] constructed language, invented language, model language -- a language deliberately created for some specific purpose

fabvocsist [creation+word+system] constructed language, model language -- a language specifically invented for a work of fiction or as a tool for human-to-human communication

fac [Alteration of English 'f-ck'.] obscenity -- something offensive to standards of decency [typically appended to a word to make it obscene: e.g., _duvpig_ is "buttocks", but _duvpigfac_ is "ass"]

facbac [obscenity+alphabet] profanitype -- the series of asterisks and other characters used to blot out some or all of the letters in words that are obscene or satirically being portrayed as obscene

facbeza [obscenity+absence+{noun-modifier}] G-rated

facgarm [obscenity+communication-unit] curse

facvoc [obscenity+word] swear, oath, obscenity, vulgarity - when referring to words

fam [From Latin 'familia', extant in Romance and Germanic languages (e.g., Spanish, Italian, French, English, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial, et al).] family -- a social unit living together

fambin [family+building] house -- a free-standing man-made dwelling, typically housing a single family

famper [family+person] relative, relation -- a person related by blood or marriage

famsafid [family+copulation] incest -- sex between close relatives

famsint [family+science] genealogy

famton [family+{augmentative}] extended family

famton [family+{augmentative}] race -- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

famvic [family+vehicle] minivan

fan [From Arabic /fan/.] art -- the products of creativity; works of art collectively

fanbin [art+building] theatre -- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

fanbinmest [art+building+site] stage -- large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

fanfongarm [art+sound+communication-unit] poem -- a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

fanhir [art+bird] bowerbird

Fannatinu [art+nation] France, French Republic -- a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

fansint [art+science] graphic arts

fansint [art+science] connoisseurism

fansist [art+system] culture -- the tastes in art and manners that are favoured by a social group

fanvic [art+vehicle] concept car

fanvocsist [art+word+system] art language, artlang -- a language specifically invented for a work of fiction or as a personal expression of its author

farc [From Turkish /fark/, with initial /far-/ in Arabic /farik/ and Hindi /farak/.] difference, different object -- something dissimilar from something else [scalar]

farca [{difference}+{noun-modifier}] different

farccah [{difference}+{abstraction}] difference, differentness -- the degree of being unlike or dissimilar [scalar

farccon [{difference}+{opposite}] similarity, similar object -- something similar to something else [scalar

farccona [{difference}+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}] same

farcleta [{difference}+{diminutive}+{noun-modifier}] similar

farcmotor [{difference}+motor] difference engine

farcreg [difference+rule] segregation -- a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

farh [From Latin 'fractio', extant in English and Spanish, with similarity to Mandarin Chinese /fenshu/.] fraction -- quotient of two rational numbers

farhbude [fraction+future+{verb-modifier}] soon, shortly, presently, before long -- in the near future

farhduv [fraction+two] one-half

farhduvherc [fraction+two+sphere] dome -- a shape resembling one half of a sphere

farhduvvodcon [fraction+two+body-of-water+{opposite}] peninsula

farhgarmlet [fraction+communication-unit+{diminutive}] a partial message

farhgerm [fraction+sibling] half brother/sister

farhhar [fraction+four] one-fourth

farhlun [fraction+moon] crescent moon -- the moon in its first or last quarters when it is seen from earth as having a curved shape

farhmult [fraction+multiplication] division -- an arithmetic computation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

farhpart [fraction+part] allocation, allotment, portion -- a share set aside for a specific purpose

farhter [fraction+three] one-third

farhton [fraction+{augmentative}] ratio, rate, proportion -- the relative magnitudes of quantities

farhvascona [fraction+container+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}] leaky bucket

farhvic [fraction+vehicle] semitrailer, semi

fas [From Arabic /fasad/, "rotten", with initial /f-/ in Mandarin Chinese /fu/.] decay, rotten object -- something with has undergone decomposition of organic matter caused by bacterial or fungal action [scalar]

fascah [{decay}+{abstraction}] rottenness, decay -- the degree of decomposition of organic matter as caused by bacterial or fungal action [scalar

fascon [{decay}+{opposite}] fresh object -- something yet to under any degree of the organic decomposition as caused by bacterial or fungal action [scalar

fasgarm [{decay}+communication-unit] alpha particle track

fasmolot [decay+hammer] bane, curse, scourge, nemesis -- something causes misery or death

fassint [{decay}+science] paleontology

fassisp [{decay}+insect] fly (Diptera)

fassisplet [{decay}+insect+{diminutive}] mosquito (family Culicidae)

fassispmatcon [{decay}+insect+adult+{opposite}] maggot -- the larva of a fly

fassispmicor [{decay}+insect+tiny-item] gnat

fer [Latin 'ferrum', extant in Spanish, English, Italian, Esperanto and Novial.] iron, Fe -- a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element

ferbad [iron+body-part] liver

ferc [From Latin 'frequentia', "frequency", extant in Germanic (English, Dutch) and Romance (Spanish, Italian)] frequent event -- an event that occurs relatively often within a given time period [scalar]

fercard [iron+heart] automobile

ferccah [{frequent-event}+{abstraction}] frequency -- number of occurrences within a given time period [scalar

ferccon [{frequent-event}+{opposite}] infrequent event -- an event that does not occur relatively often within a given time period [scalar

ferchabil [{frequent-event}+ability] probability -- the fact of having high odds in favor of occurring

ferchabila [{frequent-event}+ability+{noun-modifier}] probable; likely -- having high odds of occurring

fercmer [{frequent-event}+measure] hertz

fercmercah [{frequent-event}+measure+{abstraction}] frequency

fercnonthabila [{frequent-event}+negation+ability+{noun-modifier}] unlikely; improbable -- having low odds of occurring

fercsecop [frequent-event+watcher] sports fan, fan -- an enthusiastic devotee of sports

fercsecop [frequent event+watcher] frequent-event watcher -- someone who is constantly looking for patterns in daily life as a means of finding meaning

fercvic [{frequent-event}+vehicle] ferryboat

fergan [iron+agent] robot

ferhisan [iron+horse] locomotive (c.f. ferhisanvic)

ferhisan [iron+horse] rhinoceros

Ferhisanu [iron+horse] TBD -- a horse-like animal with iron qualities

ferhisanvic [iron+horse+vehicle] locomotive

ferluft [iron+air] rust -- iron oxide, FeO2

fernet [iron+net] strainer

fersint [iron+science] mettalurgy

fertiger [iron+tiger] military tank

fest [Latin 'festivalis', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al), English, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] celebration, rejoicing, jubilee -- an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

festcah [celebration+{abstraction}] unbirthday -- Dublexers frequently celebrate for no particular reason

festcon [celebration+{opposite}] divorce ceremony -- in the Dublex culture, this is the moving and emotional ceremony couples go through when they get divorced. They enter the shrine together, holding hands. A Person of Distinction talks about how much they irritate one another; they curse one another resoundingly. The Person of Distinction then tells the husband, "You may slap your wife." He does. Then the wife is told, "You may slap your husband." She does. It is then proclaimed, "I now pronounce you strangers," and the two leave separately.

festdarg [celebration+road] victory lap -- the final lap around a race track after the winner has crossed the finish line

festgarm [celebration+communication-unit] advertisement of a social event

festlet [celebration+{diminutive}] used to describe small, private celebrations (e.g., ones where you have to call in sick to get the day off, birthday parties)

festton [celebration+{augmentative}] national holidays -- the largest of the holidays, the ones in which almost everyone participates (see also juib)

fib [From New Latin 'Amphibia' (from Greek), extant in English, et al.] amphibian -- cold-blooded vertebrate of class Amphibia, typically living on land and breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis

fibhir [amphibian+bird] frogmouth (Podargidae, Batrachostomidae)

fibmin [amphibian+fish] toadfish (order Batrachoidiformes)

fibsint [amphibian+science] batrachology

fibvic [amphibian+vehicle] amtrac (amphibious tractor) -- finned-track boat/truck used to carry troops from ship to shore

fibvocmin [amphibian+word+fish] drum (family Sciaenidae)

fil [From English 'file', widely borrowed.] file -- the basic unit of a computer's nonmemory storage system

filsergarm [file+series+communication-unit] directory -- listing of files stored in memory

filvas [file+container] folder -- storage compartment for files

fin [From Latin 'finis', "end", extant in English, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] ending, conclusion, completion -- the last part of a process or object considered in its entirety

finbeza [ending+absence+{noun-modifier}] endless

fincon [ending+{opposite}] start

finconi [ending+{opposite}+{verb}] begin

fingarm [ending+communication-unit] end of message

finharl [ending+square] corner -- the point where two lines meet or intersect

fini [ending+{verb}] complete -- bring to a finish or an end

fini [ending+{verb}] end

finmovi [ending+movement+{verb}] stop

finnontcact [ending+negation+action] an unfinished task or chore

finteror [ending+fear] eschatophobia

finvic [ending+vehicle] caboose

foc [From Latin 'focus', "hearth, fire", extant in Romance (Spanish 'fuego', Italian 'fuoco', Portuguese 'fogo', Catalan & Romanian 'foc' and French 'feu') and English (in 'focus', 'fuel' and 'foyer'), strengthened by /f-/ starting German, English, Esperanto and Novial forms. Source: Raymond Brown.] fire -- process of combustion

focbadrest [fire+body-part+remainder] ashes; cremains

focbezminmans [fire+absence+fish+meat] sushi

foccos [fire+food-preparation] cooking, cookery, preparation -- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

focfib [fire+amphibian] fire-bellied toad (Bombina)

focgarm [fire+communication-unit] fire alarm

focgid [fire+food] fuel -- a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power

fochir [fire+bird] phoenix

foclic [fire+liquid] magma

focluft [fire+air] smoke -- cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

focmater [fire+matter] smoke

focmont [fire+mountain] volcano -- a mountain associated with eruptions of lava and ash

focmont [fire+mountain] volcano

focmontcand [fire+mountain+hole] fumarole

focmontpolv [fire+mountain+dust] volcanic ash -- a powdery substance expelled from volcanic eruptions

focrept [fire+reptile] salamander (a mythical animal having the power to endure fire without harm)

focsint [fire+science] pyrotechnics

focsut [fire+thread] flame

foctar [fire+star] nova (c.f. bombsol)

foctub [fire+tube] chimney -- a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

foctublavnic [chimney+washing/cleaning+professional] chimneysweeper, chimneysweep, sweep -- someone who cleans soot from chimneys

Focvatu [fire+water] This reminds me of a set of false cognates in Algonkian. Many of

focvic [fire+vehicle] fire engine

fon [Backformation from Dublex 'telfon', "telephone", since "telephone" occurs in more languages than /son-/ or any other root for "sound".] sound -- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

Fonbacu [sound+alphabet] International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

fonbad [sound+body-part] ear

fonbad [sound+body-part] ear -- the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

fonbad [sound+body-part] ear -- the organ of hearing

fonbadmolot [sound+body-part+hammer] the hammer of the ear

fonbadvatsanj [sound+body-part+water+bread] orecchietti (sp?)

fonbez [sound+absence] silence -- absence of sound

foncart [sound+card] sound card -- a card installed in some older computers

foncis [sound+story] opera, rock opera, musical, ballad, concept album -- any song or group of songs that tellls a story

foncitab [sound+book] a talking book such as a children's book with animal noises

foncurl [sound+violence] rap music

foncurl [sound+violence] gansta rap

fonfab [sound+creation] utter -- express audibly, emit sounds (not necessarily words) [v

fongurp [sound+group] syllable

fongurpbac [sound+group+alphabet] syllabary -- a writing system in which each letter represents one syllable

fonhim [sound+tool] musical instrument -- a device used for creating musical sounds

fonmal [sound+disparagement] noise - sound of any kind (esp. unintelligible or dissonant sound)

fonmer [sound+measure] tone, pitch -- property of sound that varies with the frequency of vibration

fonmerhim [sound+measure+tool] audiometer

fonpost [sound+mail] voicemail --

fonsafid [sound+copulation] phone sex -- simulated sexual intercourse over a telephone

fonsens [sound+sense] hearing

fonsens [sound+sense] hearing -- the auditory faculty

fonsensbeza [sound+sense+absence+{noun-modifier}] deaf

fonsensi [sound+sense+{verb}] hear

fonsint [sound+science] acoustics

font [From Latin 'front-', extant in Spanish and English.] front -- the forward part or surface of something

fontcirvlinfin [front+curve+line+ending] pompano

fontconcost [front+{opposite}+bone] spine; backbone; spinal cord; spinal chord

fontconcostnog [front+{opposite}+bone+limb] tail (appendage extending from the spine)

fontconmovo [front+{opposite}+movement+{preposition}] past (behind) -- motion preposition

fontcono [front+{opposite}+{preposition}] behind -- position preposition

fontconped [front+{opposite}+foot] heel -- the back part of the human foot

fontconsadits [front+{opposite}+sitting-position] squat -- sit on one's heels [v

fontcontempi [front+{opposite}+time+{verb}] exactly when -- clause conjunction

fontcontempo [front+{opposite}+time+{preposition}] at (exactly) -- time preposition

fontcontopa [front+{opposite}+top+{noun-modifier}] prone

fontgarm [front+communication-unit] preface

fontmovo [front+movement+{preposition}] past (in front of) -- motion preposition

fonto [front+{preposition}] in front of [pr] -- ahead of the anterior of an object

fonto [front+{preposition}] in front of -- position preposition

fonton [sound+{augmentative}] noise, loud sound

fonttempi [front+time+{verb}] exactly when -- clause conjunction

fonttempo [front+time+{preposition}] at (exactly) -- time preposition

fonttopa [front+top+{noun-modifier}] supine

fonttopvatsisp [front+top+water+insect] backswimmer

fontubbad [sound+tube+body-part] vocal cord

fontvic [front+vehicle] snowplow

fonvic [sound+vehicle] sound truck -- truck having loudspeakers, usually on top, for broadcasting political or commercial messages

forl [From Latin 'flora', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, French), English ('flora', 'flower') and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] flower, bloom, blossom -- reproductive organ of angiosperm plants esp. one having showy or colorful parts

forlbadfan [flower+body-part+art] lei -- a large piece of jewelry draped around the neck, made from several flowers tied together

forlfoc [flower+fire] fireworks -- pyrotechnic explosions often with bright colors and a flower-like appearance, set off on festive occasions.

forlgarm [flower+communication-unit] flower sending -- flowers sent as a sign of love, sympathy or congratulations

forlhir [flower+bird] hummingbird

forlhirfonhim [flower+bird+sound+tool] piccolo

forllet [flower+{diminutive}] bud -- a partially opened flower or a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals

forlmestnic [flower+site+worker] gardener -- a professional caretaker of gardens

Forlmetodu [flower+way] Ikebana -- the Japanese art of floral arrangement

forlnic [flower+worker] florist (c.f. forlvendnic)

forlnic [flower+worker] gardener (c.f. forlmestnic)

forlpant [flower+plant] angiosperm, flowering plant -- a plant of the division that produces flowers

forlpant [flower+plant] flower -- a plant cultivated for its bloom or blossom

forlposfan [flower+position+art] ikebana -- the art of arranging flowers for ornamental purposes

forlrastnic [flower+increase+worker] gardener -- a professional caretaker of gardens

forlsafid [flower+copulation] pollination -- the transference of pollen between stamen and pistil

forlsint [flower+science] horticulture

forlsucar [flower+sugar] nectar

forlsucarcomanja [flower+sugar+eating+{noun-modifier}] nectarivorous

forlsucarjebmam [flower+sugar+pocket+mammal] honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus)

forlsucarsisp [flower+sugar+insect] bee

forlsucarsispgid [flower+sugar+insect+food] honey

forlsucarsisphir [flower+sugar+insect+bird] bee-eater (Meropidae)

forltub [flower+tube] stem

forlvas [flower+container] vase -- synthetic container for holding flowers and maintaining them in water

forlvendgan [flower+sale+agent] florist -- a person who sells flowers

forlvendnic [flower+sale+worker] florist -- a person who sells flowers

forlvic [flower+vehicle] florist van

form [From Latin 'forma', extant in Russian, Germanic (English, German, Dutch, et al), Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] form, shape -- the characteristic two-dimensional surface configuration of a thing; an outline or a contour

formfer [form+iron] casting, cast -- object formed by a mold

formfer [form+iron] casting, cast -- object formed by a mold

formgarm [form+communication-unit] paper form

formgurp [form+group] pile, heap -- a collection of objects laid on top of each other

formmed [form+middle] center (two-dimensional)

fort [From Latin 'fortis', "strength", extant in Spanish and English.] strong object -- something with great capacity to do work or cause physical change [scalar]

fortcah [{strong-object}+{abstraction}] force

fortcah [{strong-object}+{abstraction}] strength, force -- the capacity to do work or cause physical change; energy or active power [scalar

fortcahmer [{strong-object}+{abstraction}+measure] newton (N)

fortcahtomlet [{strong-object}+{abstraction}+atom+{diminutive}] boson -- particles that generate forces

fortcon [{strong-object}+{opposite}] weak object -- something with little capacity to do work or cause physical change [scalar

fortcon [{strong-object}+{opposite}] weakness -- flaw or weak point

fortconfortcah [{strong-object}+{opposite}+{strong-object}+{abstraction}] weak nuclear (as in nucleus) force

fortdinar [strong object+money] investment, investment funds -- money that is invested with an expectation of profit

fortfortcah [{strong-object}+{strong-object}+{abstraction}] strong nuclear (as in nucleus) force

forthocolatbar [{strong-object}+chocolate+bar] power bar -- a flavored chocolate bar with nutritional supplements designed to provide quick energy to high-training athletes (such as the tigermalactbar, of course!)

forthun [strong object+choice] dilemma, quandary -- state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

fortluc [{strong-object}+allium] garlic

fortmalact [{strong-object}+milk] cream

fortpinsisp [{strong-object}+plane+insect] cockroach (suborder Blattaria)

forttamcah [{strong-object}+{expensive-object}+{abstraction}] gluon -- mediating particle of strong force

fortton [{strong-object}+{augmentative}] strong -- having strength or power greater than average or expected [aj

furt [From Spanish 'fruto', from Latin 'fructus', extant in Arabic, Russian, Romance (Italian, et al), Germanic (English, German, Dutch, et al) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al). Initial /ph-/ in Hindi /phal/.] fruit -- the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

furtcomanja [fruit+eating+{noun-modifier}] frugivorous

furthir [fruit+bird] toucan (Ramphastidae)

furtlang [long object+fruit] banana -- elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh

furtlic [fruit+liquid] juice (in the sense of fruit juice)

furtluftmam [fruit+air+mammal] fruit bat (Pteropodidae)

furtnestsisp [fruit+nest+insect] fig wasp (family Agaonidae)

furtsisp [fruit+insect] fruit fly