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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* ''szäw''
* ''szäw''
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. ''Mìddsszew'' ("Mediterranean").
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. ''Mìddsszew'' ("Mediterranean").
[[Category:Niemish uncountable nouns]]
[[Category:Niemish uncountable nouns]]