Meaning of -unt- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. -unto One who would do the action of the root
   morpheme, nominal
2. -unta The active conditional participle
   adjectival, morpheme

Examples

“1991, Sergio Pokrovskij (translator), La majstro kaj Margarita, original by Mikhail Bulgakov, chapter 19”

On my word of honor as a former chapel-master and lead singer, no-one would congratulate such a one as who might be found.

“Henry Cabot Lodge interalie estis usona ambasdoro al Vjetnamio (Suda) dum la Usona Milito tie, k siatempe ankaux Prezidunto [se mi rajtas uzis tian nenorman formon... ;-) ]”

Henry Cabot Lodge was, among other things, the U.S. ambassador to (South) Vietnam during the American War there, & in his time also would-be President [if I may use such a non-standard form... ;-) ]

“afiŝoj minacantaj vaguntojn per monpunoj ĝis kvin mil pundoj”

posters threatening would-be vagrants with fines of up to five thousand pounds

“prezidi (“to preside”) → prezidunto ("one who would preside / would have presided [if ...]")”

“naski (“to give birth”) → naskunto ("one who would give / would have given birth [if ...]")”

“1991, Sergio Pokrovskij (translator), La majstro kaj Margarita, original by Mikhail Bulgakov, chapter 1”

It is difficult to say what actually hindered Homeless: whether it was the creative power of his talent, or his complete ignorance of the subject, but his Jesus was perfectly alive, indeed a living, would be at some time existing Jesus, although, in addition, a Jesus having all the vices.

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