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*'''M''' (mobile) – the pitch (tone-2 or tone-3) alternates between final and non-final (usually initial) position. | *'''M''' (mobile) – the pitch (tone-2 or tone-3) alternates between final and non-final (usually initial) position. | ||
The pitch accent is an important part of Carpathian morphology, since some noun cases are only distinct by their accent: ''rasā̃s'' [rɑ́.ˈsɑ̀ːs] “of dew (genitive case)”, ''ràsās'' [ˈrɑ̀.sɑ̀ːs] “dews (nominative case)”. Some words differ only in their accent paradigm: ''káltas'' “gouge” (from ''káltei'' “to strike”), '''AS'''-class and ''kal̃tas'' “obliged” (from ''kelḗtei'' “to be obliged”). | The pitch accent is an important part of Carpathian morphology, since some noun cases are only distinct by their accent: ''rasā̃s'' [rɑ́.ˈsɑ̀ːs] “of dew (genitive case)”, ''ràsās'' [ˈrɑ̀.sɑ̀ːs] “dews (nominative case)”. Some words differ only in their accent paradigm: ''káltas'' “gouge” (from ''káltei'' “to strike”), '''AS'''-class and ''kal̃tas'' “obliged” (from ''kelḗtei'' “to be obliged”), '''M'''-class. | ||
==Classes== | ==Classes== | ||