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# (''Geography'') a particular sea}} | # (''Geography'') a particular sea}} | ||
===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
* ''szäw'' | * ''{{term|szäw#Niemish|szä́w}}'' | ||
A mixed-stem noun with roots ''*száw, szä́w'' would be expected, however after centuries of use as a pluralia tantum, the singular was reanalysed as a soft stem by analogy with the plural when it was revived for use in the names of particular seas, e.g. ''Mìddszew'' ("Mediterranean Sea"). | A mixed-stem noun with roots ''*száw, szä́w'' would be expected, however after centuries of use as a pluralia tantum, the singular was reanalysed as a soft stem by analogy with the plural when it was revived for use in the names of particular seas, e.g. ''Mìddszew'' ("Mediterranean Sea"). | ||
[[Category:Niemish uncountable nouns]] | [[Category:Niemish uncountable nouns]] | ||