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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. ...). | 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'' | Stems with ''v'' show this only before ''i, e'' and monosyllables undergo u-mutation (blocking i-affection) everywhere except the n.sg. of masculine a-stems (e.g. ''kar'' 'deer', a.sg. ''kor''). Polysyllables do not show u-mutation except where the ''v'' survives (e.g. ...). | ||
====Example Declensions==== | ====Example Declensions==== | ||