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A summary of the endings for monosyllables is given below. | A summary of the endings for monosyllables is given below. | ||
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Generally speaking, polysyllabic forms follow the same paradigms but do not undergo i- or u-mutation unless there is a following vowel (e.g. ''áratt'' "silver" (a, n.), g.sg. ''áratt'' but n.pl. ''árett''). Polysyllabic forms are also liable to lose the final vowel of the stem when endings are added when the syllable is short and this may obstruct mutations from occurring (e.g. ''dafað'' (a, m.), g.sg. ''dafað'' but n.pl. ''dafði''). | Generally speaking, polysyllabic forms follow the same paradigms but do not undergo i- or u-mutation unless there is a following vowel (e.g. ''áratt'' "silver" (a, n.), g.sg. ''áratt'' but n.pl. ''árett''). Polysyllabic forms are also liable to lose the final vowel of the stem when endings are added when the syllable is short and this may obstruct mutations from occurring (e.g. ''dafað'' (a, m.), g.sg. ''dafað'' but n.pl. ''dafði''). | ||
The vocalic stem classes include stems with either ''j'' or ''v'' in the stem (e.g. ''dan'' 'man', ''dœl'' 'image'). | |||
A ''j'' occurs only before ''a, o, u'' but causes i-mutation to monosyllables throughout the paradigm (blocking u-mutation), except in the n.sg. of masculine a-stems (e.g. ''dan'' 'man', a.sg. ''dæn'' but ''kærjo'' 'crime', a.sg. ''kær''). In polysyllables, the same is true but only pure vowels are affected (e.g. ...). | |||
Stems with ''v'' show this only before ''i, e'' | |||
====Example Declensions==== | ====Example Declensions==== | ||