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==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" | {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" | ||
! colspan=5 | consonants | ! colspan=5 | consonants | ||
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| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /b/ | | /b/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /bˠ/ | | /bˠ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /bʲ/ | | /bʲ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=5 | '''bh''' | | rowspan=5 | '''bh''' | ||
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| intervocalically | | intervocalically | ||
| /./ | | /./ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| elsewhere | | elsewhere | ||
| null | | null | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | otherwise | | rowspan=3 | otherwise | ||
| plain | | plain | ||
| /v/ | | /v/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| broad | | broad | ||
| / | | /v/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| slender | | slender | ||
| /vʲ/ | | /vʲ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=2 | '''c''' | | rowspan=2 | '''c''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain/broad | | colspan=2 | plain/broad | ||
| /k/ | | /k/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /c/ | | /c/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=2 | '''ch''' | | rowspan=2 | '''ch''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain/broad | | colspan=2 | plain/broad | ||
| /x/ | | /x/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ç/ | | /ç/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=3 | '''chd''' | | colspan=3 | '''chd''' | ||
| /xk/ | | /xk/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=3 | '''cn''' | | colspan=3 | '''cn''' | ||
| /kɾ/ | | /kɾ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''chi''' | | '''chi''' | ||
| colspan=2 | before a vowel | | colspan=2 | before a vowel | ||
| /ç/ | | /ç/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=3 | '''chn''' | | colspan=3 | '''chn''' | ||
| /xɾ/ | | /xɾ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''d''' | | rowspan=3 | '''d''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /d/ | | /d/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /dˠ/ | | /dˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /dʲ/ | | /dʲ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=6 | '''dh''' | | rowspan=6 | '''dh''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /ð/ | | /ð/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=2 | broad | | rowspan=2 | broad | ||
| normally | | normally | ||
| /ɣ/ | | /ɣ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| intervocalically | | intervocalically | ||
| /./ | | /./ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | slender | | rowspan=3 | slender | ||
| normally | | normally | ||
| /ʝ~j/ | | /ʝ~j/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| intervocalically before /ə, ɪ, i/ | | intervocalically before /ə, ɪ, i/ | ||
| /./ | | /./ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| elsewhere before /ə, ɪ, i/ | | elsewhere before /ə, ɪ, i/ | ||
| null | | null | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=2 | '''g''' | | rowspan=2 | '''g''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain/broad | | colspan=2 | plain/broad | ||
| /g/ | | /g/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ɟ/ | | /ɟ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=2 | '''gh''' | | rowspan=2 | '''gh''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain/broad | | colspan=2 | plain/broad | ||
| /ɣ/ | | /ɣ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ʝ/ | | /ʝ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=3 | '''gn''' | | colspan=3 | '''gn''' | ||
| /ɡɾ/ | | /ɡɾ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''h''' | | rowspan=3 | '''h''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /h/ | | /h/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /x/ | | /x/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ç/ | | /ç/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=4 | '''l''' | | rowspan=4 | '''l''' | ||
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| non-finally | | non-finally | ||
| /l/ | | /l/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| finally | | finally | ||
| /ʃ/ | | /ʃ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /lˠ/ | | /lˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ʎ/ | | /ʎ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''ll''' | | rowspan=3 | '''ll''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /l/ | | /l/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /lˠ/ | | /lˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ʎ/ | | /ʎ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''m''' | | rowspan=3 | '''m''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /m/ | | /m/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /mˠ/ | | /mˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /mʲ/ | | /mʲ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''mh''' | | rowspan=3 | '''mh''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /m̥/ | | /m̥/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /m̥ˠ/ | | /m̥ˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /m̥ʲ/ | | /m̥ʲ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=4 | '''n''' | | rowspan=4 | '''n''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /n/ | | /n/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /nˠ~ŋ/ | | /nˠ~ŋ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ɲ/ | | /ɲ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | post-vocalic when final/pre-fricative | | colspan=2 | post-vocalic when final/pre-fricative | ||
| /Ṽ/ | | /Ṽ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''nh''' | | rowspan=3 | '''nh''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /n̥/ | | /n̥/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /n̥ˠ~ŋ̊/ | | /n̥ˠ~ŋ̊/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ɲ̊/ | | /ɲ̊/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''nn''' | | rowspan=3 | '''nn''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /n/ | | /n/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /nˠ/ | | /nˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ɲ/ | | /ɲ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=4 | '''p''' | | rowspan=4 | '''p''' | ||
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| initially, before a vowel/finally | | initially, before a vowel/finally | ||
| /pʰ/ | | /pʰ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| elsewhere | | elsewhere | ||
| /p/ | | /p/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /pˠ/ | | /pˠ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /pʲ/ | | /pʲ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''ph''' | | rowspan=3 | '''ph''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /f/ | | /f/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /fˠ/ | | /fˠ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /fʲ/ | | /fʲ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=4 | '''r''' | | rowspan=4 | '''r''' | ||
| colspan=2 | finally | | colspan=2 | finally | ||
| /θ͇/ | | /θ͇/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /r/ | | /r/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /rˠ/ | | /rˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /rʲ/ | | /rʲ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=4 | '''rr''' | | rowspan=4 | '''rr''' | ||
| colspan=2 | finally | | colspan=2 | finally | ||
| /r/ | | /r/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /r/ | | /r/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /rˠ/ | | /rˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /rʲ/ | | /rʲ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=3 | '''-rt''', '''-rd''' | | colspan=3 | '''-rt''', '''-rd''' | ||
| /ɾʃt̪/ | | /ɾʃt̪/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''s''' | | rowspan=3 | '''s''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /s/ | | /s/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /sˠ/ | | /sˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ʃ/ | | /ʃ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | '''sh''' | | rowspan=3 | '''sh''' | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /h/ | | /h/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /x/ | | /x/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ç/ | | /ç/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=5 | '''t''' | | rowspan=5 | '''t''' | ||
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| initially/finally | | initially/finally | ||
| /tʰ/ | | /tʰ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| elsewhere | | elsewhere | ||
| /t/ | | /t/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /tˠ/ | | /tˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=2 | slender | | rowspan=2 | slender | ||
| initially/finally | | initially/finally | ||
| /t͡ʃʰ/ | | /t͡ʃʰ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| elsewhere | | elsewhere | ||
| /t͡ʃ/ | | /t͡ʃ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=4 | '''th''' | | rowspan=4 | '''th''' | ||
| colspan=2 | intervocalic/pre-consonantal/finally | | colspan=2 | intervocalic/pre-consonantal/finally | ||
| /./ or null | | /./ or null | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /h/ | | /h/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /x/ | | /x/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ç/ | | /ç/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3 | z | | rowspan=3 | z | ||
| colspan=2 | plain | | colspan=2 | plain | ||
| /z/ | | /z/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | broad | | colspan=2 | broad | ||
| /zˠ/ | | /zˠ/ | ||
| {{ | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=2 | slender | | colspan=2 | slender | ||
| /ʒ/ | | /ʒ/ | ||
| | | {{l|snon|}} // | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Every part of speech is split among three "types" or "classes" based on the mutation they ''cause'' in the following word, these are called "radical", "lenite", and "eclipse", and they generally don't affect the word itself. | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
{{snon-pronouns}} | {{snon-pronouns}} | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Nouns have been reduced down to a basic singular/plural distinction, with the | Nouns have been reduced down to a basic singular/plural distinction, with the gender distinction effectively lost, only being maintained by the pronouns used for the words. Nouns have also dropped their definite forms in favor of an independent article, {{l|snon|hi}}. | ||
The plural is always formed with - | The plural is essentially always formed with {{l|snon|-ar}}, there are a few exceptions formed with {{l|snon|-an}}, which always come from Gàidhlig. The rest of the exceptions come from preserved umlaut forms, such as {{l|snon|madh}}, with the plural {{l|snon|medh}}. | ||
With the general loss of gender, the suffix {{l|snon|-al}} developed. Originally a feminine diminutive, it was analogized to the masculine and became an agent suffix, then a general suffix for forming feminine nouns. In the plural, it appears as {{l|snon|-lar}}. | |||
{{ | |||
{{ | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives, like nouns, have been heavily reduced, down to the positive, comparative, and superlative forms. The comparative and superlative are formed with {{l|snon|-ir}} and {{l|snon|-ist}} respectively. | |||
===Numerals=== | ===Numerals=== | ||
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Many significant changes have happened to the verb system since Old Norse, notably both the mood and voice distinctions have been lost. The active indicative has descended into the present and past tense, while the active subjunctive was lost entirely. The oppositive happened in the mediopassive, with the subjunctive becoming the future and stative, while the indicative was lost. | Many significant changes have happened to the verb system since Old Norse, notably both the mood and voice distinctions have been lost. The active indicative has descended into the present and past tense, while the active subjunctive was lost entirely. The oppositive happened in the mediopassive, with the subjunctive becoming the future and stative, while the indicative was lost. | ||
The original mediopassive indicative only remains in a small set of verbs, acting as a reciprocal, typically physical actions taken towards others, like {{l|snon|}} ("to fight"), {{l|snon|slà}} ("to hit"), {{l|snon|}} ("to embrace"), as well as a few abstract verbs, such as {{l|snon|elsc}} ("to love"). Otherwise it's been replaced by {{l|snon|hinnar}} | |||
The original mediopassive indicative only remains in a small set of verbs acting as a reciprocal, typically physical actions taken towards others, like {{ | |||
Verbs have reduced to such a limited number of forms that analogy and sound changes have leveled them all down to essentially one pattern (excluding a few irregular verbs), which seemingly descends from Old Norse's weak class 2 pattern. | Verbs have reduced to such a limited number of forms that analogy and sound changes have leveled them all down to essentially one pattern (excluding a few irregular verbs), which seemingly descends from Old Norse's weak class 2 pattern. | ||
{{snon-conj|t|àl}} | {{snon-conj|t|àl}} | ||
{{snon-conj|m|èl}} | {{snon-conj|m|èl}} | ||
{{snon-conj|à|gh}} | {{snon-conj|à|gh}} | ||
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There are very few known suppletive verbs in Scots Norse, the main one being the copula ''{{lang|snon|vèr}}'', and even it has been leveled by many speakers. | There are very few known suppletive verbs in Scots Norse, the main one being the copula ''{{lang|snon|vèr}}'', and even it has been leveled by many speakers. | ||
{{snon-conj-vèr}} | {{snon-conj-vèr}} | ||
" | "er" and "var" are the more prevalent forms, but the regularized forms "vèrir" and "vèradhir" are also rather common. | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||