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The definite suffixes come from a cliticized ἐκεῖνος 'that'. | The definite suffixes come from a cliticized ἐκεῖνος 'that'. | ||
Possessive suffixes are for the most part added directly to the noun | Possessive suffixes are for the most part added directly to the noun. The resulting forms are implied to be definite. | ||
* nom. sg.: μάχημου, μάχησου, μάχητου, μάχητει, μάχημω, μάχηξω, μάχητω ''máčhamu, máčhasu, máčhatu, máčhati, máčhamo, máčhašo, máčhato'' 'my war (nom), thy war (nom), ...' | * nom. sg.: μάχημου, μάχησου, μάχητου, μάχητει, μάχημω, μάχηξω, μάχητω ''máčhamu, máčhasu, máčhatu, máčhati, máčhamo, máčhašo, máčhato'' 'my war (nom), thy war (nom), ...' | ||
* gen. sg.: ''máčhimu, máčhisu, etc.'' | * gen. sg.: ''máčhimu, máčhisu, etc.'' | ||
* ''ιατρόρ'' = a doctor; '' | * A -ρ ''-r'' on a stressed case ending is dropped. For example: ιατρόρ ''jatrór'' = a doctor; ιατρόμου ''jatrómu'' = my doctor | ||
In case of third-from-last stress, the stress shifts to right before the possessive suffix when one is added: | In case of third-from-last stress, the stress shifts to right before the possessive suffix when one is added: |
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