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Possession by nouns must be double-marked. The possessed noun must take the gender-appropriate possessive suffix. (This is a result of reanalysis of the older genitive definite article του, της, των between the noun and the possessor as a possessive affix.) | Possession by nouns must be double-marked. The possessed noun must take the gender-appropriate possessive suffix. (This is a result of reanalysis of the older genitive definite article του, της, των between the noun and the possessor as a possessive affix.) | ||
* | * ιατρόσ'''του''' Ιάνιου ''jatróstu Jaňu'' 'John's doctor' | ||
* | * ιατρόσ'''τει''' Αγάθηι ''jatrósti Agáťhe'' 'Agatha's doctor' | ||
* | * ιατρόσ'''τω''' αθλητώνω ''jatrósto athľatóno'' 'the athletes' 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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