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Finnish declension of words ending in -i | ||
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| a3 Triglot Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 5256 days ago 273 posts - 370 votes  Speaks: Bulgarian*, English, Russian Studies: Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish | Message 1 of 3 02 October 2011 at 10:22am | IP Logged |
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Which twosyllable words ending in -i change that -i into -e when declined into other forms? For example the plural of risti is ristit, while the plural of ovi is ovet.
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| jdmoncada Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5034 days ago 470 posts - 741 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Finnish Studies: Russian, Japanese | Message 2 of 3 02 October 2011 at 10:13pm | IP Logged |
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I was reading in an old Finnish grammar I have, and it seems that for the most part the words will change to an E stem (especially in plurals). There seem to be fewer that remain I stems.
I could write out the explanation that I found (it's a few paragraphs long), but it doesn't answer the question as you asked it. I assume you want a list. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| a3 Triglot Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 5256 days ago 273 posts - 370 votes Speaks: Bulgarian*, English, Russian Studies: Portuguese, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish | Message 3 of 3 03 October 2011 at 7:46pm | IP Logged |
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I would prefer a set of rules.
I have took a look at some words that keep the -i vowel and I've left with the impression that most of them are foreign words. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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