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Word stems that end in c, č, š, ž or j are called "soft" stems, while the remainder are "hard". [3] When endings begin with -o-, this vowel usually becomes -e-after a soft stem; this is called "preglas" in Slovene. This happens in many noun and adjective declensions, and also in some verbs.
Words that can also have a form with open-mid vowel in locative singular. Nouns that allow both the stem or the ending to be accented usually have the stem accented when preceded by a preposition and have the ending accented when they are not. Dative and instrumental dual can have the accent either on the ending or the stem.
Nouns in Slovene are either masculine, feminine, or neuter gender. In addition, there is a distinction between animate and inanimate nouns. This is only relevant for masculine nouns and only in the singular, at odds with some other Slavic languages, e.g., Russian, for which it is also relevant in the plural for all genders. Animate nouns have ...
(See List of words derived from toponyms.) In cases where two or more adjectival forms are given, there is often a subtle difference in usage between the two. This is particularly the case with Central Asian countries, where one form tends to relate to the nation and the other tends to relate to the predominant ethnic group (e.g. Uzbek is ...
A few words have several diminutives: kip → kippetje or kipje (chicken), rib → ribbetje or ribje (rib). One word has even three possible diminutives: rad → radje, raadje or radertje (cog). A few words have more than one diminutive, of which one is formed by lengthening of the vowel sound with a different meaning.
A Swadesh list (/ ˈ s w ɑː d ɛ ʃ /) is a compilation of tentatively universal concepts for the purposes of lexicostatistics.That is, a Swadesh list is a list of forms and concepts which all languages, without exception, have terms for, such as star, hand, water, kill, sleep, and so forth.
The names for numerals in Slovene are formed in a similar way to that found in other Slavic languages.An exception is the formation of numerals from 21 to 99, in which the unit is placed in front of the decade ("four-and-twenty"), [1] as in German and Dutch.
There are 2 verbal nouns: the infinitive (nedoločnik), which can be long or short and the supine . The long infinitive is the basic verb form found in dictionaries, and ends in -ti. The supine and short infinitive are formed by dropping the last -i of the infinitive. Supine is used after verbs that designate motion.