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Re: [romconlang] word creation



with regard to anything a posteriori, I always think
"extrapolate" - since you're starting from a known
point and applying regular changes to arrive at a
hypothetical result.

For a priori, "make up" seems quite succint, if a
little unglamorous....


Pete C.

--- Scotto Hlad <scott.hlad@hidden.email> wrote:

> Do we have a conlanging word that means specifically
> "to create a word and
> place it in the lexicon?" I always feel that the
> word "create" falls short
> as in the case of my main conglang opus right now, I
> have parent language to
> work with. Perhaps the definition may have to even
> be specific to a priori
> and a posteriori languages. The pharse "make up"
> feels to  general as one
> "makes up" many different things. If the word does
> not exist, what
> suggestions do you have?
> 
> I feel that something akin to "lexicate" may work.
> 
> Ideas, suggestions??
> Scotto