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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
A major development in nouns is the complete loss of the definite forms, being replaced by the independent "hinn", which precedes the noun, triggering nasal mutation in some forms. | |||
====Strong nouns==== | ====Strong nouns==== | ||
There are two strong neuter, three masculine, and three feminine declensions. The masculine and feminine each have an A, an I, and an R stem, after the defining difference in the nominative singular of the Proto-Germanic form. | There are two strong neuter, three masculine, and three feminine declensions. The masculine and feminine each have an A, an I, and an R stem, after the defining difference in the nominative singular of the Proto-Germanic form. | ||
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{{snon-decl-m-a|àmar|òmar|n=nh|c=h|fc=r}} | {{snon-decl-m-a|àmar|òmar|n=nh|c=h|fc=r}} | ||
===Adjectives=== | |||
As with nouns, the definiteness distinction has been lost in adjectives, though it was lost far earlier than in nouns, this is attributed to the increasing reliance on the noun for definiteness. (Which itself too eventually fell to the use of "hi") | |||
{{snon-decl-adj|sèl|r=sèl|fc=l|lem=sèl}} | |||
===Adverbs=== | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
====Strong verbs==== | ====Strong verbs==== | ||
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====Suppletive verbs==== | ====Suppletive verbs==== | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
==Texts== | ==Texts== | ||