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Rule for Adjectivizing?
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2009/01/13 - 10:11am

Hi!

I'm wondering,

What is the rule for adding an ending on to a proper noun to make it into an adjective?
   (i.e. adding -an for "Scorpian" to say "like a Scorpio
         adding -ian for "Freudian" to say "like Freud"
         adding -ic for "Hellenic" to say "of the Hellenes")

Thanks to anyone who can answer! I'd appreciate it!

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