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Aoli/Nouns: Difference between revisions
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Ablaut plurals are a much smaller subset of nouns. All ablaut plurals have a single syllable in their root form but not all single syllable root nouns are ablaut plurals. | Ablaut plurals are a much smaller subset of nouns. All ablaut plurals have a single syllable in their root form but not all single syllable root nouns are ablaut plurals. | ||
*o > e | *o > e | ||
*a > | *a > y | ||
*e > ei, ai | *e > ei, ai | ||
''Examples:''<br/> | ''Examples:''<br/> | ||
sar "island" > | sar "island" > syr "islands"<br/> | ||
ðeg "book" > ðeig "books"<br/> | ðeg "book" > ðeig "books"<br/> | ||
ghoþ "scripture" > gheþ "scriptures"<br/> | ghoþ "scripture" > gheþ "scriptures"<br/> | ||