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* In substantives (and in adjectives and adverbs) the stress generally falls on the first syllable, but if they are compound nouns / adjectives, formed by prefix + noun / adjective, the stress falls on the root syllable of the noun / adjective. In compounds which are formed by noun / adjective + noun / adjective, the various words are read as if they were written separately; | * In substantives (and in adjectives and adverbs) the stress generally falls on the first syllable, but if they are compound nouns / adjectives, formed by prefix + noun / adjective, the stress falls on the root syllable of the noun / adjective. In compounds which are formed by noun / adjective + noun / adjective, the various words are read as if they were written separately; | ||
* In verbs the stress falls always on the root, even if they are compounds, ex.: '' | * In verbs the stress falls always on the root, even if they are compounds, ex.: ''yemæke'', "to make up", is read as [jə'ma:kə]. | ||
=Grammar= | =Grammar= | ||
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The superlative degree is formed with the suffix '-ost, -stX' (some irregular adjectives form it with '-st'). | The superlative degree is formed with the suffix '-ost, -stX' (some irregular adjectives form it with '-st'). | ||
* ''Thie sconste blœm | * ''Thie sconste blœm thiere werold'' - The most beautiful flower in the world. | ||
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|colspan="2"|wie | |colspan="2"|wie | ||
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!'''Object 2''' | !'''Object 2''' | ||
|colspan="2"| | |colspan="2"|my | ||
|colspan="2"|us | |colspan="2"|us | ||
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!'''Object 2''' | !'''Object 2''' | ||
|colspan="2"| | |colspan="2"|thy | ||
|colspan="2"|yow | |colspan="2"|yow* | ||
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!'''Possessive''' | !'''Possessive''' | ||
|colspan="2"|thain | |colspan="2"|thain | ||
|colspan="2"|yore | |colspan="2"|yore* | ||
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!rowspan="2"|'''Case''' | !rowspan="2"|'''Case''' | ||
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[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:West Germanic languages]] | [[Category:West Germanic languages]] | ||