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Possessed nouns, or nouns that take possessive suffixes, are a closed class; this group covers only the nuclear family nouns ''ob'' 'father' (plural ''obáje''), ''óm'' 'mother' (pl. ''ómác''), ''och'' (plural ''ocháje'') 'brother', ''ochoc, ocht-/ochc-'' 'sister' (plural ''ochovác''), ''ben, bn-'' (pl. ''bnáje'') 'son', ''bęc'' 'daughter' (pl. ''bnác''). Only the singular forms can take possessive suffixes. | Possessed nouns, or nouns that take possessive suffixes, are a closed class; this group covers only the nuclear family nouns ''ob'' 'father' (plural ''obáje''), ''óm'' 'mother' (pl. ''ómác''), ''och'' (plural ''ocháje'') 'brother', ''ochoc, ocht-/ochc-'' 'sister' (plural ''ochovác''), ''ben, bn-'' (pl. ''bnáje'') 'son', ''bęc'' 'daughter' (pl. ''bnác''). Only the singular forms can take possessive suffixes. | ||
All nouns in this class follow the same declension w.r.t. possession | All nouns in this class follow the same declension w.r.t. possession. The oblique can be formed by adding ''-bi'' to the end of the accusative/genitive possessed forms. | ||
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