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====Alternative forms==== | ====Alternative forms==== | ||
* ''{{term|szäw#Niemish|szä́w}}'' | * ''{{term|szäw#Niemish|szä́w}}'' | ||
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. '' | 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. ''Mézszew'' ("Mediterranean Sea"). | ||
====See also==== | ====See also==== | ||
* ''{{term|märe#Niemish|mä́re}}'' ("lake") | * ''{{term|märe#Niemish|mä́re}}'' ("lake") | ||
[[Category:Niemish uncountable nouns]] | [[Category:Niemish uncountable nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Contionary]] | [[Category:Contionary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:19, 29 December 2022
Niemish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʃeu/
Etymology
From Gothic sáiws.
Noun
⁰ széw n.m. soft stem
- (plural only) sea
- (Geography) a particular sea
Declension
| declension of széw (ms declension) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | széw | széwian | széws | széwias |
| genitive | széws | széwes | széwe | széwse |
| dative | széw | széwium | széwią | széwę |
Alternative forms
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. Mézszew ("Mediterranean Sea").
See also
- mä́re ("lake")