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==r/n-Stems (“Heteroclitic Nouns”)== | ==r/n-Stems (“Heteroclitic Nouns”)== | ||
The r/n-stems, also known as “heteroclitic nouns” or “heteroclites,” are a small group of weak neuter nouns in which the typical -n- of the ending is replaced by -r- in some declensions. This is | The r/n-stems, also known as “heteroclitic nouns” or “heteroclites,” are a small group of weak neuter nouns in which the typical -n- of the ending is replaced by -r- in some declensions. This is an old, ''old'' relic likely from Pre-Indo-European. Heteroclites were not present in Gothic. They are all somewhat irregular, but there are just three of them: | ||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;" | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;" | ||
! colspan=5| Weak Neuter r/n-Stem Noun: ''[[Contionary: žikur#Valthungian|žikur]]'' ‘liver’ | ! colspan=5| Weak Neuter r/n-Stem Noun: ''[[Contionary: žikur#Valthungian|žikur]]'' ‘liver’ | ||