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===a- and ō-stems=== | ===a- and ō-stems=== | ||
By far the most common type of noun in all of the Germanic languages, a- and ō-stems become the basis of several sub-classes of nouns. Masculine and neuter nouns took a | By far the most common type of noun in all of the Germanic languages, a- and ō-stems become the basis of several sub-classes of nouns. Masculine and neuter nouns took and ending of -a (from Proto-Indo-European -o), while feminine nouns took -ō (from PIE -ā). | ||
====Strong a-stem (masculine)==== | ====Strong a-stem (masculine)==== | ||
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!width=100| Nom.Sg. !!width=100| Gen.Sg. !!width=100| Dat.Sg. !!width=100| Acc.Sg. !!width=100| Nom.Pl. !!width=100| Gen.Pl. !!width=100| Dat.Pl. !!width=100| Acc.Pl. !!width=100| | !width=100| Nom.Sg. !!width=100| Gen.Sg. !!width=100| Dat.Sg. !!width=100| Acc.Sg. !!width=100| Nom.Pl. !!width=100| Gen.Pl. !!width=100| Dat.Pl. !!width=100| Acc.Pl. !!width=100| | ||
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|align="center"| slǣp'''az''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''is''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''ai''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''ą''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''ōz''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''ǫ̂''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''amaz''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''anz''' ||rowspan=4 valign="top"| ‘''sleep''’ | |align="center"| slǣp'''az''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''is''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''ai''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''ą''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''ōz''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''ǫ̂''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''amaz''' ||align="center"| slǣp'''anz''' ||rowspan=4 valign="top"| ‘''sleep''’ | ||
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|colspan=8| <small>This is the default declension of the a-stem paradigm. Note the metathesis in the endings on the dative and accusative plural.</small> | |colspan=8| <small>This is the default declension of the a-stem paradigm. Note the metathesis in the endings on the dative and accusative plural.</small> | ||
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|colspan=9 width=900|'''Type II: Syllabic''' (“n.st.m.a.syl”)<br /> for roots ending in VCR (VCl-, VCm-, VCn-, VCr-) | |colspan=9 width=900|'''Type II: Syllabic''' (“n.st.m.a.syl”)<br /> for roots ending in VCR (VCl-, VCm-, VCn-, VCr-) | ||
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|colspan=8| In addition to those a-stem nouns ending in nd-, nounds from the “nd-stems,” such as ''frīnǧ'' ‘friend’, have been assimilated into this declension, adding ‹a› to the declension of the dative singular and nominative plural, and adding ‹n› to the accusative plural. | |colspan=8| In addition to those a-stem nouns ending in nd-, nounds from the “nd-stems,” such as ''frīnǧ'' ‘friend’, have been assimilated into this declension, adding ‹a› to the declension of the dative singular and nominative plural, and adding ‹n› to the accusative plural. | ||
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====Strong a-stem (neuter)==== | ====Strong a-stem (neuter)==== | ||