1759 metų „Ziwato“ i ir priebalsinio kamieno daiktavardžiai ir jų raida

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i AND CONSONANT STEM NOUNS IN THE 1759 EDITION OF „ZIWATAS” AND THEIR EVOLUTION

Summary

The following general conclusions can be made after a comparison of the declensions of i-stem nouns and consonant stem nouns in the „Ziwatas” dialect with the modern dialect of Kretinga. In the middle of the 18^Ih century consonant stem nouns had still retained -en- and -er- endings, e.g. wąndeni 91₆, dukteryi 112₁₈. Archaic singular and plural forms of the instrumental case of consonant stem nouns were found in the dialect of „Ziwatas”, e.g.akmemi I58₁₉, ʃeʃermi 12₁₅, wandemi 184₂₈; akmemis 102₂₁,ʃeʃermis 254₁₈. The endings -ims and -yms = [ẹms] compete in the dative plural already in the middle of 18^th century. Parallel use of these endings is characteristic of the modern speech of Kretinga as well. The edition of „Ziwatas" records no shortened plural forms of instrumental case with -imis. Two kinds of grammatical forms – shortened and with retention of the vowel in the ending – are used in the modern dialect of Kretinga. Older people use the aforementioned ending optionally. i-stem nouns in the dialect of „Ziwatas” still had the oldest plural form of the locative case with the ending -su.