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Some Carniolan dialects experience '''masculinization''' of neuter nouns to varying extents, especially in the singular. A small subgroup of eastern Carinthian dialects experiences '''feminization''' of neuter nouns. | Some Carniolan dialects experience '''masculinization''' of neuter nouns to varying extents, especially in the singular. A small subgroup of eastern Carinthian dialects experiences '''feminization''' of neuter nouns. | ||
Littoral and some Kvarner dialects, on the other hand, tend to merge neuter and masculine genders into one, which is most prominent in the presence of the neuter -o or -e ending in the singular nominative of masculine nouns (cf. ''leabo'' 'bread', '' | Littoral and some Kvarner dialects, on the other hand, tend to merge neuter and masculine genders into one, which is most prominent in the presence of the neuter -o or -e ending in the singular nominative of masculine nouns (cf. ''leabo'' 'bread', ''jegie'' 'hedgehog' vs. standard ''leab'', ''jeġ'') and entirely masculine endings in plural. This phenomenon is most common in areas with the strongest influence of Romance languages, which usually finish their nouns with a vowel. | ||
== Adjectives == | == Adjectives == | ||