Idavic languages: Difference between revisions
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*√ʕ-t' 'to see' | *√ʕ-t' 'to see' | ||
There were 7 grades: | ===Ablaut=== | ||
There were 7 ablaut grades: | |||
*a-grade (CaC ~ CCa or CaCC ~ CCaC) | *a-grade (CaC ~ CCa or CaCC ~ CCaC) | ||
*i-grade (CiC ~ CCi or CiCC ~ CCiC) | *i-grade (CiC ~ CCi or CiCC ~ CCiC) | ||
*u-grade (CuC ~ CCu or CuCC ~ CCuC) | *u-grade (CuC ~ CCu or CuCC ~ CCuC) | ||
*ō-grade (CōC or CōCC) | *ō-grade (CōC or CōCC) | ||
*lengthened grades: ā, ī, ū (intensive? transitive? plural? nominalization?) | *lengthened grades:* ā, ī, ū (intensive? transitive? plural? nominalization?) | ||
====Hypothetical example==== | |||
*Intransitive verbs: ''ʕad ~ ʕid ~ ʕd'' = to shine | |||
*Adjectives: ''ʕīd'' = bright | |||
*Action or state noun: ''ʕud'' = (state of) shining. brightness | |||
*Deverbal noun: ''ʕōd'' = light | |||
*Derived verbs: ''ʕad-ī́r'' = to cause to shine | |||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||