Anglecymrāeg: Difference between revisions
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| When as an unstressed syllable. | | When as an unstressed syllable. | ||
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| / | | /e/ | ||
| A unique change which arose after the merging of the Old English and Welsh, in which '''''ǣ''''' would change to / | | A unique change which arose after the merging of the Old English and Welsh, in which '''''ǣ''''' would change to /e/ when as the stressed syllable. It is guessed that they speakers simply didn't like annunciating the /æː/ when also stressed. | ||
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! '''''ae''''' | ! '''''ae''''' | ||
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| /d/ | | /d/ | ||
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! '''''ð''''' | |||
| /ð/ | |||
| Replaces '''''þ''''' when voiced and word-finally. | |||
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! rowspan=2| '''''e''''' | ! rowspan=2| '''''e''''' | ||
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The final declension for inanimate nouns was used for things considered lifeless; tools, rocks, soil etc. While the individual components of the Earth were considered inanimate, the Earth herself was considered semi-animate and feminine. Certain nouns of this category did not add a suffix but rather underwent ''i-mutation''. This was also the declension used for anything non-physical such as an idea. | The final declension for inanimate nouns was used for things considered lifeless; tools, rocks, soil etc. While the individual components of the Earth were considered inanimate, the Earth herself was considered semi-animate and feminine. Certain nouns of this category did not add a suffix but rather underwent ''i-mutation''. This was also the declension used for anything non-physical such as an idea. | ||
====Noun-forming Suffixes==== | |||
The suffixes "-yr" or "-ffī" change an infinitive verb to a noun. | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
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====Adjective-forming Suffixes==== | ====Adjective-forming Suffixes==== | ||
Nouns can often be changed to adjectives by the suffix "- | Nouns can often be changed to adjectives by the suffix "-að", "-eþ" or, occasionally, "-(s)swd". | ||
====Declension==== | ====Declension==== | ||