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Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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 Dec 4, 11, 15:34    #1
Are wołu and bawołu the only two exmaples of a -u ending in the genetive and accusative singular of an animate masculine noun?

psii  Dec 5, 11, 01:07    #2
Polonius3:
the only two exmaples

Probably not..
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Edited by: Marynka11  Dec 5, 11, 01:32    #3
Polonius3:
Are wołu and bawołu the only two exmaples of a -u ending in the genetive and accusative singular of an animate masculine noun?

"Oczko mu sie odlepilo, temu misu" :)

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 Dec 5, 11, 13:38    #4
Polonius3:
Are wołu and bawołu the only two exmaples of a -u ending in the genetive and accusative singular of an animate masculine noun?


I think it is the only case of both genetive and accusative with a -u ending and probably the only case where a masculine noun has an -u ending in accusative
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 Dec 18, 11, 02:09    #5
I think they are exceptions. Traces of some old declination forms, I guess.
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Edited by: POLSKAdoBOJU  Feb 24, 12, 07:19    #6
Polonius3:
Are wołu and bawołu the only two exmaples of a -u ending in the genetive and accusative singular of an animate masculine noun?

gumishu:
I think it is the only case of both genetive and accusative with a -u ending and probably the only case where a masculine noun has an -u ending in accusative


This is absolutely incorrect. The accusative of wół is woła. There is no masculine word in the Polish language that has -u in the Accusative, except foreign borrowings that end in -u and are not declined, ie. Bantu, Hutu, etc.
Papug  Feb 24, 12, 10:54    #7
bawolu, wolu - dopelniacz
bawola, wola - biernik

There is also the word "gryf".
As mythical animal, it is "gryfa" in dopelniacz, but "gryf" as a part of the guitar, in dopelniacz it is "gryfu"
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Edited by: noreenb  Feb 24, 12, 12:05    #8
Iust to try to continue the fascinating issue I'll say "I don't know".
I hope yes.



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