• In Indo-European studies, a thematic vowel or theme vowel is the vowel *e or *o from ablaut placed before the ending of a Proto-Indo-European (PIE) word...
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  • ablauting vowel -e- or -o-, called the thematic vowel was affixed to the root before the final endings added. In the case of the thematic conjugations...
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  • Theme (redirect from Thematic)
    during the intro, opening credits, or ending credits Theme vowel or thematic vowel, a vowel placed before the word ending in certain Proto-Indo-European...
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  • according to the thematic vowel they use in the present tense: 1st conjugation: verbs using the vowel е (/ɛ/). 2nd conjugation: verbs using the vowel и (/i/)....
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  • accent shifts and/or vowel changes (ablaut) among the different cases. Two declensions ended in a vowel (*-o/-e) and are called thematic; they were more regular...
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  • be confused with the use of thematic with reference to the stem ("the theme") of an inflected word, as in thematic vowel. This disambiguation page lists...
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    ("we read"): root leg- + thematic vowel -i- (from *o) + suffix -mus. Greek – λύ-ο-μεν ("we untie"): root λυ- + thematic vowel -ο- + suffix -μεν. Gothic...
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    absolutive. Almost all Hurrian nouns end in a vowel, known as a thematic vowel or stem vowel. This vowel will always appear on the word, and will not switch...
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  • of athematic and thematic. Thematic verbs feature a connecting vowel between the present stem and the basic primary endings. This vowel is -o- in the first-person...
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  • -s or -š, thematic vowel -a- (e.g. vīrs < *wī́ˀras, "man, husband") 2nd declension: nom. sing. in -is (or -ns/-ss, see below), thematic vowel -i- (e.g...
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  • the vowel), inserts the vowel *e in a position which does not necessarily match that of the original vowel, and appends an accented thematic vowel (or...
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  • endings affixed directly to the root, and the thematic class of verbs which present a "thematic" vowel /o/ or /e/ before the ending. The endings are classified...
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    singular, 3rd dual and 2nd plural in thematic classes II and VIII-XII as a result of the original PIE thematic vowel e. The subjunctive likewise has 12...
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  • the first declension is analyzed as a thematic declension. But its lack of a Proto-Indo-European thematic vowel (o or e) and of any nominative singular...
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  • normal-grade vowels (/e/ and /o/) and zero-grade vowels (i.e. lack of a vowel). Generally, thematic nouns and verbs (those with a "thematic vowel" between...
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  • thematic vowel. The 3rd conjugation is divided into 2 subgroups, the 1st one containing the thematic vowel ī, and the 2nd subgroup – all other vowels...
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  • the final syllable contains a yer, the accent is retracted onto the thematic vowel and becomes neoacute (short on *e, long on *i). In the imperative, the...
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  • in vowel placement, *dyew- in the full-grade stem of the original noun, but *deyw- in the vrddhi derivative. Adjectives with accent on the thematic vowel...
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  • first- and second-declension nouns, Kiparsky's rule is more complex. The thematic vowel (ο or ᾱ) counts as neither stem nor ending, but alternates between the...
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    Myxozoa (etymology: Greek: μύξα myxa "slime" or "mucus" + thematic vowel o + ζῷον zoon "animal") is a subphylum of aquatic cnidarian animals – all obligate...
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  • Interfix (redirect from Linking vowel)
    "steam" and voz means "cart". Compound Linking and intrusive R Sandhi Thematic vowel Rochelle Lieber (2022). Introducing morphology (3rd ed.). Cambridge...
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    the present subjunctive of the verb viajar "to travel"). Verbs whose thematic vowel becomes a stressed ⟨i⟩ in one of their inflections are spelled with...
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  • conventionally divided into three main conjugations according to the thematic vowel used in the citation form (i.e. 3p-pres-sg): а–group (e.g. вика, бега);...
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  • Imperfect is, in most cases, formed by taking the stem along with the thematic vowel and adding v + the ending of the '-are' verbs in the present tense (with...
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  • right from the Proto-Indo-European stage has been to use thematic processes instead. A theme vowel is suffixed before any personal endings are added. In...
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  • separate middle and passive forms. Thematic verbs form present active infinitives by adding to the stem the thematic vowel -ε- and the infinitive ending -εν...
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  • singular, 3rd dual and 2nd plural in thematic classes II and VIII-XII as a result of the original PIE thematic vowel e. The subjunctive likewise has 12...
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  • Principal parts Root (linguistics) Stemming algorithms (computer science) Thematic vowel Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English...
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  • open-mid vowels, while the remaining letter names have close-mid vowels. Close-mid vowels: verb forms of first conjugation verbs with a thematic mid vowel followed...
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    "postra" ("after"). The Umbrian first conjugation is distinguished by the thematic vowel -ā- in the present conjugation, although it typically appeared throughout...
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