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Accidence
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 6:37 am
by Grogie
I discovered this word a few days ago while looking up something else(a very common occurrance!). In morphology, it refers to the study of inflection.
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:46 am
by Sunny
How would you use this in a sentence? I tried to find an example but came up empty.
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:41 pm
by Brazilian dude
Accidence is one of the many facets of morphology.
Brazilian dude
Accidence is also inflection itself
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:22 pm
by Dr. Goodword
The accidence of Latin amare "to love", is its endings:
am-o I love
am-as you love
am-at he/she loves
am-amus we love
am-atis yall love
am-ant they love
The accidence of Englis "love" is:
love
love-s
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:30 pm
by M. Henri Day
I think Grogie's term would make a splendid GWotD, and second the motion !...
Henri
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:37 pm
by Brazilian dude
am-o I love
am-as you love
am-at he/she loves
am-amus we love
am-atis yall love
am-ant they love
Portuguese:
am-o
am-as
am-a
am-amos
am-ais
am-am
Spanish:
am-o
am-as
am-a
am-amos
am-áis
am-an
Italian:
am-o
am-i
am-a
am-iamo
am-ate
am-ano
French:
aim-e
aim-es
aim-e
aim-ons
aim-ez
aim-ent
Catalan:
am-o
am-es
am-a
am-em
am-eu
am-en
Brazilian dude, lots of time in his hands
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:02 pm
by M. Henri Day
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Brazilian dude, lots of time in his hands
On his hands ?...
Henri
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 3:06 pm
by Brazilian dude
Here, there, and everywhere.
Brazilian dude
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:05 pm
by Grogie
Many thanks for your kindness Henri.
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:14 pm
by Grogie
Dr. Goodword and BD, many thanks for the examples of accidence. I didn,t have a truly clear definition of the word in my mind.
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:19 pm
by Brazilian dude
You're always welcome, Grogie.
Brazilian dude