The verbal suffix *-nǫ-/-ny- in western South Slavic dialects

Pronk, T.C. (2022)

Article / Letter to editor

The verbal class which is characterized by a suffix -nu- in the infinitive and -ne- in the present shows considerable dialectal diversity in Croatian and in the other western South Slavic languages. In many dialects, verbs belonging to this class have a suffix -ni- in the infinitive, aorist, participles and/or present. The aim of this paper is to explain how these dialectal forms and the relevant dialectal isoglosses have arisen. It argues that the allomorph -ni- < *-nywas originally found in the infinitive, while -nu- < *-nǫ- used to be restricted to the aorist.

• Dialectology
• Western South Slavic
• Isoglosses
• Morphology

• All authors: Pronk, T.C.
• Date: 2022-12-09
• Journal: HRVATSKI DIJALEKTOLOŠKI ZBORNIK
• Volume: 26
• Pages: 103 - 117
• DOI: doi:10.21857/m16wjcn2g9
• Link: https://hrcak.srce.hr/286883