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===Ablaut=== | ===Ablaut=== | ||
There were | There were 8 ablaut grades: | ||
*zero-grade (CC) | |||
*a-grade (CaC ~ CCa or CaCC ~ CCaC) | *a-grade (CaC ~ CCa or CaCC ~ CCaC) | ||
*i-grade (CiC ~ CCi or CiCC ~ CCiC) | *i-grade (CiC ~ CCi or CiCC ~ CCiC) | ||
*u-grade (CuC ~ CCu or CuCC ~ CCuC) | *u-grade (CuC ~ CCu or CuCC ~ CCuC) | ||
*ō-grade (CōC or CōCC) | *ō-grade (CōC or CōCC) | ||
*lengthened grades:* ā, ī, ū (intensive? transitive? plural? nominalization?) | *lengthened grades:* ā, ī, ū (intensive? transitive? plural? nominalization? pair up with short grades?) | ||
====Examples==== | ====Examples==== | ||