harpagon
noun- a very stingy or miserly person, a skinflint, a miser; a person who is morbidly fond of money and wealth · O tam bir harpagon, kimseye bir kuruş bile koklatmaz., He is a complete miser, he won't let anyone get a whiff of even a single penny.
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chain harpagonstem
ummy
The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
harpagonstem
larplural
The last vowel, o, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
harpagonstem
uhis/her
ndain/at
The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: harpagonunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
harpagonstem
uhis/her
ylawith/by
The last vowel, o, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: harpagonuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
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