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-O if <strong>the</strong> lead<strong>in</strong>g stem is a substantive:<br />

harpophyllus harponofolia [“harpoon-leafed”]<br />

-I if <strong>the</strong> lead<strong>in</strong>g stem is a verb:<br />

flexibilis fleksikapabla [”capable of bow<strong>in</strong>g”]<br />

-E if <strong>the</strong> lead<strong>in</strong>g stem is an adverb:<br />

campylonascis kurbekreska [”curved-grow<strong>in</strong>g”]<br />

3. Compound words <strong>in</strong>corporat<strong>in</strong>g a numeral, preposition, or<br />

<strong>the</strong> like, are spelled without a juncture element. Numerals<br />

have to be written <strong>in</strong> full:<br />

<strong>in</strong>termedius <strong>in</strong>termeta [“<strong>in</strong>termediate”]<br />

redivivus revivanta [“reliv<strong>in</strong>g”]<br />

sexdentatus sisdenta [“six-too<strong>the</strong>d”]<br />

familiaris malsovadzha [“unwild”]<br />

4. Although ord<strong>in</strong>ary words are to be preferred for this specific<br />

nam<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong> contrast with generic word-form<strong>in</strong>g, it is still<br />

possible to use a strictly technical term, taken from<br />

chemistry or anatomy for <strong>in</strong>stance, or <strong>the</strong> usual<br />

geographical concepts or even a codenumber:<br />

Melanogrammus aeglef<strong>in</strong>a Melanogramo sensheligebla<br />

= “peelable”; for <strong>the</strong> haddock. [French: aiglef<strong>in</strong>]<br />

but:<br />

Uragoga ipecacuanha Uragogo ipekaka, for <strong>the</strong> vomit-nut<br />

Rosa ch<strong>in</strong>ensis Rozo tsh<strong>in</strong>uja<br />

Human Papilloma Virus #16 Papilomusso deksesa<br />

5. Trivial names for plants and animals, as designated <strong>in</strong><br />

Uniespo are considered equivalent to technical terms. That<br />

goes for self-conta<strong>in</strong>ed s<strong>in</strong>gular words [see Rule 5], but not<br />

for titles or metaphors, us<strong>in</strong>g more than one word. Such<br />

names are to be dist<strong>in</strong>guished by add<strong>in</strong>g -noma (“named”)<br />

as a pseudo-suffix.

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