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* '''vrunnu-''' "robin" | * '''vrunnu-''' "robin" | ||
The '''comprehensive plural''' is marked by '''-i'''. If the stem ends in a diphthong which would collapse into a vowel in non-stressed syllables, then it does. The comprehensive plural has an intrinsic meaning of "all of that about which I am speaking in this context". | The '''comprehensive plural''' is marked by '''-i'''. If the stem ends in a diphthong which would collapse into a long vowel in non-stressed syllables, then it does so, but into a short vowel. The comprehensive plural has an intrinsic meaning of "all of that about which I am speaking in this context". | ||
* '''ivei-''' → '''ivi-''' "birds" | * '''ivei-''' → '''ivi-''' "birds" | ||