G. Schirru. (pp. 947–949)

Author

G. Schirru ()

Keywords\n Classical Armenian, the declension of stems in *-n-, alternation between full grade and zero grade, alternation between *e-grade and *o-grade

Pages\n 947–949

Summary\n

The declension type harsn ‘bride’ (gen.-dat. sg. harsin, nom.pl. harsunk ', gen.-dat.-abl. pl. harsanc ') is usually viewed as the basic and most archaic of the three main types of the Old Armenian internal declension of stems in -n-, because it has the largest number of stem variants within the same paradigm. The proto-forms of the underlying suffix variants (IE. -en- > Arm. -in-, IE-n0- > Arm. -an-, IE *-on- > Arm. -un-) taken into account, all three declension types in -n- show parallels in other Indo-European languages as well. The oppositions of full and zero forms are found in Avestian, Ancient Greek, and Germanic languages; and the oppositions of *e- and *o- ˗ in Germanic languages (in addition, a comparison of Ancient Indian and Hittite stems in *-n- makes it possible to reconstruct the heteroclitic paradigm). A special focus is on the Ablaut Paradigm that includes at least three forms: the zero, the full (*e-), and the *o form.

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