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==Weddish== | ==Weddish== | ||
===Alternative forms=== | ===Alternative forms=== | ||
'''אַ'''. Before nouns that begin with a vowel, it is '''an'''. | |||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
from the Yiddish and English indefinite article | |||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
(''Weddish'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /äː/ | (''Weddish'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /äː/ | ||
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'''a''' | '''a''' | ||
# | # the ergative/absolutive, indefinite, singular/dual article. | ||
#:'' | #: '''moyše ist a novi''' - ''Moses is a prophet.'' | ||
#:: ''italicised translation here.'' | #:: ''italicised translation here.'' | ||
====Usage notes==== | ====Usage notes==== | ||
The article is not used before proper nouns. | |||
====Derived terms==== | ====Derived terms==== | ||
The four inseparable prepositions combine with the indefinite article as follows: Dative - {{C|lawn}}, Ablative - {{C|bawn}}, Partitive - {{C|mawn}}, Equative - {{C|kawn}} | |||
====Related terms==== | ====Related terms==== | ||
The Weddish definite article is {{C|der}}, {{C|dos}}, {{C|di}}, etc. | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Weddish articles]] [[Category:Weddish words]] | [[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Weddish articles]] [[Category:Weddish words]] | ||