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declension [2018/02/11 11:11] ob [Inflection types] rin17 plural ref |
declension [2018/02/11 11:49] ob [Inflection types] -as genitive sing. |
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* plural is formed by adding the suffix **-e** | * plural is formed by adding the suffix **-e** | ||
* references: [[References# | * references: [[References# | ||
- | * for roots ending with open vowels (e.g. A, cf. section below), an option is to interfix a bridging H, i.e. **-he** | ||
== Proposal 6 == | == Proposal 6 == | ||
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* confusion with comparative adjectives can be avoided if roots are categorised | * confusion with comparative adjectives can be avoided if roots are categorised | ||
- | == Words ending in "a" == | + | == Words ending in "A" == |
- | It will have to be decided how to pluralise words that end with the letter A, assuming such words exist. If **-s** is the suffix, then it will just be **-as**; if **-en**, then **-an** or **-en** or **-aen** (pron. **ajn**?); if **-ar**, then **-ar** or **-aar**; and if **-e**, then **-e** or **-ae** (pron. **aj**?). | + | It will have to be decided how to pluralise words that end with the letter A, assuming such words exist. If **-s** is the suffix, then it will just be **-as**; if **-en**, then **-an** or **-en** or **-aen** (pron. **ajn**?); if **-ar**, then **-ar** or **-aar**; and if **-e**, then **-e** or **-ae** (pron. **aj**?). Alternatively, |
If the A-word is a foreign word, it could retain its native plural form - likewise with other foreign words - but this is almost a different topic. | If the A-word is a foreign word, it could retain its native plural form - likewise with other foreign words - but this is almost a different topic. | ||
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* genitive is created by appending **-s** to the stem or **-es** if the stem ends with and s | * genitive is created by appending **-s** to the stem or **-es** if the stem ends with and s | ||
* references: [[References# | * references: [[References# | ||
+ | * remark: if the plural ending is **-e** then the alternative form of the genitive singular could be **-as**. | ||
=== Genus === | === Genus === |