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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
Brittainese grammar has evolved greatly from that of Latin, and is much more similar to that of the various modern [w:Romance_languages|Romance languages], especially [w:French_language|French] and the | Brittainese grammar has evolved greatly from that of Latin, and is much more similar to that of the various modern [[w:Romance_languages|Romance languages]], especially [[w:French_language|French]] and the Channel languages. | ||
Brittainese is a moderately [[w:inflection|inflected]] language. [[w:adjective|Adjectives]] and some [[w:pronoun|pronouns]] are inflected for [[w:Grammatical_number|number]] (singular and plural); [[w:Noun|nouns]], [[w:personal_pronoun|personal pronouns]] and some pronouns are inflected for [[w:grammatical_person|person]], [[w:grammatical_gender|gender]], number and [[w:grammatical_case|case]]; and [[verb]]s, for [[grammatical tense|tense]], [[w:Grammatical_aspect|aspect]], [[w:grammatical_mood|mood]], and the person and number of their [[w:subject_(grammar)|subjects]]. Certain verb features are marked using [[w:auxiliary_verb|auxiliary verbs]]. | Brittainese is a moderately [[w:inflection|inflected]] language. [[w:adjective|Adjectives]] and some [[w:pronoun|pronouns]] are inflected for [[w:Grammatical_number|number]] (singular and plural); [[w:Noun|nouns]], [[w:personal_pronoun|personal pronouns]] and some pronouns are inflected for [[w:grammatical_person|person]], [[w:grammatical_gender|gender]], number and [[w:grammatical_case|case]]; and [[verb]]s, for [[grammatical tense|tense]], [[w:Grammatical_aspect|aspect]], [[w:grammatical_mood|mood]], and the person and number of their [[w:subject_(grammar)|subjects]]. Certain verb features are marked using [[w:auxiliary_verb|auxiliary verbs]]. | ||
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====First declension==== | ====First declension==== | ||
The '''first declension''' is the largest of the declensions and the most productive, and contains many irregularities and subgroups. | The '''first declension''' is the largest of the declensions and the most productive, and contains many irregularities and subgroups. It is characterised by the fact that nominative and oblique forms have identical endings in both the plural and singular, although they are not always identical. | ||
It contains almost all feminine nouns, as well as a few masculine nouns. It is the main declension assigned to foreign loan-words that don't fit into any other declension, such as ''tsunámi''. It is descended from the Vulgar Latin first declension | It contains almost all feminine nouns, as well as a few masculine nouns. It is the main declension assigned to foreign loan-words that don't fit into any other declension, such as ''tsunámi''. It is descended from the Vulgar Latin first declension (which in turn comprises the Classical Latin fifth declension) as well as feminine third declensions, soft-stemmed masculine third declension and some neuters. | ||
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