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hnoĂ°a (a woollen ball, most often encountered in fairy-tales)
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in all cases. (If there is a plural, it may end in either
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is the accusative, dative and genitive for one Greek).
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252:Some nouns such as the neuter noun
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587:Íslensk málfræði Námsgagnastofnun
27:Nouns that follow weak inflection
439:The nominative singular ends in
310:The nominative singular ends in
329:(but the singular follows the
84:have the optional plural forms
41:. They are present in several
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33:are nouns that follow a
389:(note the retention of
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677:Initial-stress-derived
428:in the oblique cases (
412:. The same applies to
1188:Inclusive / Exclusive
450:The singular ends in
72:, the latter being a
1068:Relative subsective
961:Regular / Irregular
806:Andative / Venitive
642:Abstract / Concrete
287:may also be heard.
150:
1477:Icelandic language
627:and their features
625:Lexical categories
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297:Icelandic language
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68:, whose plural is
60:, whose plural is
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1269:Casally modulated
1174:Formal / Informal
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1439:Pro-sentence
1413:Onomatopoeia
1403:Interjection
1376:Measure word
1159:Distributive
1053:Postpositive
1033:Intersective
986:Unaccusative
931:Performative
901:Intransitive
861:Ditransitive
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687:Noun adjunct
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536:lunga (lung)
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1388:Conjunction
1154:Disjunctive
1091:Conjunctive
1038:Nominalized
941:Predicative
785:Verbal noun
736:Attributive
568:Strong noun
435:Feminines:
179:Accusative
164:Nominative
108:Old English
1456:Yes and no
1371:Classifier
1355:Possessive
1317:Quantifier
1312:Possessive
1289:Determiner
1261:Adposition
1233:Resumptive
1218:Reciprocal
1213:Possessive
1193:Indefinite
1121:Pronominal
1073:Subsective
1048:Possessive
1018:Collateral
991:Unergative
981:Transitive
896:Inchoative
891:Impersonal
831:Catenative
770:Participle
765:Infinitive
697:Relational
667:Collective
647:Adjectival
579:References
527:eyra (ear)
518:auga (eye)
408:), plural
345:), plural
249:) "hero".
241:) "name",
233:) "bear",
213:des Namens
98:i-mutation
31:Weak nouns
1446:Prop-word
1408:Ideophone
1335:Discourse
1274:Inflected
1223:Reflexive
1198:Intensive
1005:Adjective
976:Stretched
966:Separable
956:Reflexive
851:Denominal
846:Defective
826:Captative
821:Auxiliary
760:Gerundive
750:Nonfinite
672:Countable
506:, plural
466:Neuters:
420:) plural
291:Icelandic
218:der Namen
209:Genitive
203:den Namen
198:dem Namen
188:die Namen
183:den Namen
173:die Namen
156:Singular
86:aurochsen
18:Weak Noun
1471:Category
1435:Pro-verb
1430:Pro-form
1327:Particle
1279:Stranded
1228:Relative
1208:Personal
1126:Relative
1111:Locative
1101:Genitive
926:Negative
856:Deponent
836:Compound
562:See also
347:nemendur
270:Nachbarn
168:der Name
90:brethren
70:children
1420:Preverb
1297:Article
1243:Subject
1136:Pronoun
971:Stative
936:Phrasal
911:Lexical
866:Dynamic
841:Copular
741:Converb
657:Animacy
500:hjartna
430:Grikkja
410:Grikkir
395:fjandar
387:fjendur
365:or the
343:student
339:nemandi
295:In the
266:Nachbar
194:Dative
159:Plural
149:"Name"
82:brother
78:aurochs
49:English
1398:Coverb
1393:Copula
1247:Object
1164:Donkey
1083:Adverb
1058:Proper
1023:Common
906:Labile
775:Supine
755:Gerund
746:Finite
711:Verbal
702:Strong
692:Proper
496:umlaut
492:hjörtu
484:hjarta
422:Tyrkir
402:Grikki
383:Fjandi
379:bændur
359:fjandi
357:) and
355:farmer
333:rule).
247:Helden
140:German
134:German
126:dracan
118:) and
64:, and
1364:Other
1345:Modal
1169:Dummy
921:Modal
916:Light
794:Types
729:Forms
652:Agent
552:drama
548:firma
508:drömu
504:drama
488:heart
414:Tyrki
406:Greek
375:bĂłndi
371:demon
369:or a
367:devil
363:enemy
351:bĂłndi
301:nouns
281:Bären
258:Augen
256:(pl.
245:(pl.
239:Namen
237:(pl.
231:Bären
229:(pl.
147:Namen
120:draca
116:Ä“agan
66:child
1350:Noun
1096:Flat
951:Pure
721:Verb
706:Weak
682:Mass
662:Bare
634:Noun
556:Ăľema
418:Turk
331:-i-a
254:Auge
243:Held
235:Name
112:Ä“age
88:and
80:and
62:oxen
480:-na
460:-ar
458:or
456:-ir
426:-ja
377:is
327:-ur
320:-ja
318:or
285:Bär
279:is
277:Bär
272:).
262:-en
227:Bär
138:In
102:man
100:of
94:men
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550:,
476:-u
472:-a
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452:-i
445:-u
441:-a
397:.
391:je
381:.
316:-a
312:-i
299:,
104:.
58:ox
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610:t
603:v
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