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(MGR) Northern Romance pronouns and articles



Well, here they are (most of them, anyway).

- Pete


Northern Romance definite article 

 

                    Masc Sing            Masc Plur           Fem Sing           Fem Plur

Nom            elle                         illi                       ella                      elle

                    /e:llE/                      /i:llI/                     /e:llA/                   /e:llE/

Acc              ellu                        ellos                    ella                      ellas

                    /e:llU/                     /e:llOs/                 /e:llA/                   /e:llAs/

Gen             elluius                   elloru                   ellaius                 elloru

                    /e:llu:jUs/                /e:llOrU/               /e:llAjUs/             /e:llOrU/

Dat              ellui                       elles                     ellei                    illis

                    /e:llu:I/                    /e:llEs/                   /e:lle:I/                /i:llIs/

 

Approximate modern ‘High Germanican’ forms

 

                   Masc Sing            Masc Plur            Fem Sing           Fem Plur

Nom-Acc    le                           los                        la                        las

Gen            leus                        lore                      lähus (> läs ?)    lore

Dat             lau                         les                        lei                        lis

 

 

 

Northern Romance indefinite article / number “one”

 

                    Masc                    Fem

Nom            onus                      un

                    /OnUs/                   /Un/

Acc              onu                        un

                    /OnU/                     /Un/

Gen             unuius                    unaius

                    /Unu:jUs/                /UnAjUs/

Dat              unui                       unei

                    /Unu:I/                    /Une:I/

 

Approximate modern ‘High Germanican’ forms

 

                     Masc                    Fem

Nom-Acc     onns (> unns ?)     unn

Gen              unneus                  unnähus (> unnäs ?)

Dat               unnau                   unnei

 

 

 

Northern Romance nominative pronouns

 

                      1st person           2nd  person         3rd person m.      3rd person f.

Singular        d[h]o                   tu                        elle                      ella

                      /DO/ > /dO/         /tu:/                      /e:llE/                   /e:llA/

Plural            nos                       uos                      ellos                    ellas

                      /nOs/                    /wOs/                  /e:llOs/                 /e:llAs/

 

Approximate modern ‘High Germanican’ forms

 

                      1st person           2nd  person         3rd person m.      3rd person f.

Singular        to                         zau                      iel                        ella

Plural            noss                     oß                        iels                      ellas

 

 

 

Northern Romance accusative pronouns

 

                      1st person           2nd  person         3rd person m.      3rd person f.

Singular        me                       te                         se                        se

                      /me:/                    /te:/                       /se:/                     /se:/

Plural            nos                      uos                       se                        se

                      /nOs/                   /wOs/                   /se:/                     /se:/

 

Approximate modern ‘High Germanican’ forms

 

                      1st person           2nd  person          3rd person m.     3rd person f.

Singular        mie                      zie                        sie                       sie

Plural            noss                     oß                        sie                       sie

 

 

 

Northern Romance genitive/possessive pronouns (the separate declensions having merged)

 

                      1st person m./f.           2nd  person m./f.          3rd person m./f.

Singular        mis            ma              tus            ta                sus            sa

                      /mIs/       /mA/              /tUs/       /tA/                /sUs/       /sA/

Plural            nostri                           uestre                           elloru 

                      /nOstrI/                        /wEstre/                        /e:llOrU/

 

Approximate modern ‘High Germanican’ forms

 

                      1st person m./f.           2nd  person m./f.          3rd person m./f.

Singular        miss            ma            zuss            za               suss            sa

Plural            noster                          oster                             ieler

 

 

 

Northern Romance dative pronouns

 

                      1st person           2nd  person          3rd person m.     3rd person f.

Singular        mi                        ti                          si                         si

                      /mi:/                      /ti:/                       /si:/                       /si:/

Plural            nobes                   uobes                   si                         si

                      /no:BEs/               /wo:BEs/               /si:/                      /si:/

 

Approximate modern ‘High Germanican’ forms

 

                      1st person            2nd  person         3rd person m.     3rd person f.

Singular        mei                       zei                        sei                       sei

Plural            nubs (> nobs ?)    obs                      sei                       sei

 

 


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