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====Alternative forms====
====Alternative forms====
* ''{{term|szäw#Niemish|szä́w}}''
* ''{{term|szäw#Niemish|szä́w}}''
A mixed-stem noun with roots ''*száw, szä́w'' would be expected, however after centuries of use as a pluralia tantum, the singular was reanalysed as a soft stem by analogy with the plural when it was revived for use in the names of particular seas, e.g. ''Mìddszew'' ("Mediterranean Sea").
A mixed-stem noun with roots ''*száw, szä́w'' would be expected, however after centuries of use as a pluralia tantum, the singular was reanalysed as a soft stem by analogy with the plural when it was revived for use in the names of particular seas, e.g. ''Mézszew'' ("Mediterranean Sea").
====See also====
====See also====
* ''{{term|märe#Niemish|mä́re}}'' ("lake")
* ''{{term|märe#Niemish|mä́re}}'' ("lake")
[[Category:Niemish uncountable nouns]]
[[Category:Niemish uncountable nouns]]
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[[Category:Contionary]]