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The adjectives of Skájamál are quite peculiar from a sibling perspective - there is no “strong” or “weak” inflection - instead, adjectives are declined for definiteness by a complex process whose origins lie in the ancient addition of a prefix, ''*ja(i)-'', which is usually reflected as ''a-'' before most consonants and disappears before most vowels. However, sound changes and analogical processes make the resultant system quite tricky to navigate. | The adjectives of Skájamál are quite peculiar from a sibling perspective - there is no “strong” or “weak” inflection - instead, adjectives are declined for definiteness by a complex process whose origins lie in the ancient addition of a prefix, ''*ja(i)-'', which is usually reflected as ''a-'' before most consonants and disappears before most vowels. However, sound changes and analogical processes make the resultant system quite tricky to navigate. | ||
# | #preserved pre-consonantal a- | ||
:'''swēkwaḥ''' vs. '''aswēkwaḥ''' (weak) | :'''swēkwaḥ''' vs. '''aswēkwaḥ''' (weak) | ||
#iotation | #iotation and loss | ||
:'''ulsīnaḥ''' vs. '''iulsīnaḥ''' (golden);this results from an original *g being preserved as -j- intervocalically and lost initially. | :'''ulsīnaḥ''' vs. '''iulsīnaḥ''' (golden);this results from an original *g being preserved as -j- intervocalically and lost initially. | ||
#lenition | #preserved lenition | ||
:'''bitraḥ''' vs. '''avitraḥ''' (bitter) | :'''bitraḥ''' vs. '''avitraḥ''' (bitter) | ||
#lenition and loss | #lenition and loss | ||