Scots Norse: Difference between revisions
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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. | 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. | ||
The nominative and accusative merged together in the mid 1700's, leading to a necessarily stricter word order. The neuter has also merged with the masculine. | Many of the forms have merged, this leads to a far stricter word order. | ||
:The nominative and accusative merged together in the mid 1700's, leading to a necessarily stricter word order. The neuter has also merged with the masculine. The masculine genitive has also fallen together, while it remains distinct in feminine nouns. The singular direct and dative have also merged, with the masculine genitive being identical to these forms as well. (see the table for ''{{lang|snon|ald}}'') | |||
The genitive singular | The genitive singular has two endings, these are highly consistent, being a null ending in the masculine and -arr in the feminine. | ||
The genitive | The genitive has been increasingly falling out of use over the past two centuries, and is now largely superseded by constructions like "at [possessor (in dative)]". | ||
The youngest speakers only distinguish three forms; the singular, the direct plural, and the dative plural. The singular is split into direct vs dative when paired with an article, but it is otherwise the same for both. | |||
====Strong nouns==== | ====Strong nouns==== | ||
=====Masculines===== | =====Masculines===== | ||