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==MORPHOLOGY==
==MORPHOLOGY==
===Nominal morphology===
===Nominal morphology===
====Cases====
 
Nouns are marked for case, number and definiteness.
 
 
====Grammatical case====




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Some older genitive compounds do ''not'' display the onset mutation of the second element that follows the genitive preposition ''ór''. For instance ''hissóhéuren'' vs. ''hissókéuren''* (/ˈhi.sːa.hɘ.ju.ɾe̞n / vs / ˈhi.sːa.kɘ.ju.ɾe̞n /, i.e. "hiddenly worm", ''crysalis''). This is part of the ''Discrepance on onset mutations controversy''.
Some older genitive compounds do ''not'' display the onset mutation of the second element that follows the genitive preposition ''ór''. For instance ''hissóhéuren'' vs. ''hissókéuren''* (/ˈhi.sːa.hɘ.ju.ɾe̞n / vs / ˈhi.sːa.kɘ.ju.ɾe̞n /, i.e. "hiddenly worm", ''crysalis''). This is part of the ''Discrepance on onset mutations controversy''.


====Declension particles and affixes====
=====Declension particles and affixes=====




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====Other====
====Grammatical number====
 
Here: singular vs. plural vs. collective


====· Plurals====
 
=====· Plural marking=====


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====Definiteness====


====· Diminutives====
====Terms of endearment====
 
=====· Diminutives=====




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====· Augmentatives====
=====· Augmentatives=====


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| rowspan="2"|{{sc|preposition}} || rowspan="2"|‹det› || rowspan="2"|/de̞t/ || rowspan="2"|det _, ''big _''; det _, ''big _''.
| rowspan="2"|{{sc|preposition}} || rowspan="2"|‹det› || rowspan="2"|/de̞t/ || rowspan="2"|det _, ''big _''; det _, ''big _''.
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| rowspan="2"|Inanimate
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| - ||  ||  ||
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| Indefinite || - ||  ||  ||
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====· Comparatives====
Comparative constructions have the ''compared-to'' term affixed with the suffix ''-los''. In this case, the modified noun precedes the "adjective", i.e. the ''comparative construction'' (adjective plus compared-to noun or noun phrase). The adjective is prefixed with ''de-'', from ''det''.
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| · {{sc|comp}} || -(a)los || -/ɐlos/ || comparative || Suffix || From ''losi'' (adj.) “(to be) the other”
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| · det || /ˈde̞t/ || adjective particle || ''with x'', ''x-ful'', ''having x (n.)''; ''very x'' (adj.)
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The structure of the comparative construction is:
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! [X] || (is) || {{sc|er}}-[α] || [Y]-{{sc|than}}
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| (theme, what is being described) || (is) || {{sc|more}}-[adjective] || [compared-to-noun]''-los''
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For example:
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| colspan="3"|‹''gangr de-som þanelos''›
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|[wolf/dog] || (is) || {{sc|er}}-[small] || [house]-{{sc|than}}
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|[gangr] || || de-[som] || [þane]-los
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====· Superlatives====
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! Grammatical gender !! colspan="3"|Superlative form !! Example
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| rowspan="2"|Animate || - ||  ||  ||
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| rowspan="2"|{{sc|preposition}} || rowspan="2"|‹dette› || rowspan="2"|/de̞.tːɘ/ || rowspan="2"| (dette < det-det)
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| rowspan="2"|Inanimate
| rowspan="2"|Inanimate
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