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Diachronics of plural inflection in the Gallo Italian languages

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The general lines of diachronics of Lombard and Piedmontese plural declension are drawn here:

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Feminine

In the Lombard languages and in Piedmontese, feminine plural is generally derived from Latin first declension accusative -as; nouns from other classes first collapsed there; some concrete realisations are:

  • -as > -a
  • -as > -es > -e
  • -as > -es > -ei > -i
  • -as > -es > -ei > -i> -e
  • -as > -es > -ei > -i> ∅

    • Masculine

    On the contrary, masculine plural is generally derived from Latin second declension nominative -i; this desinence eventually drops or gives rise to palatalisation or metaphonesis; some concrete realisations are:

  • -li > -lj > -gl > -j
  • -ni > -nj > -gn
  • -ti > -tj > -cc
  • Metaphonesis (in regression) : orti>öört;
  • Neutralisation: -i> ∅

    • References

    Diachronics of plural inflection in the Gallo-Italian languages Wikipedia
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