Are there any rules governing the quantitative and qualitative changes in stress in different noun cases in BCS? Or are they chaotic?
I think I’ve spotted a few patterns — can someone please confirm and/or expand on this, if possible?
For example, in male nouns that have more than one syllable, the accent changes from short falling to long rising, shifting one syllable forward and replacing the long unaccented vowel:
käfīć (sg, n) - kafíća (sg, g)
restörān (sg, n) - restoránu (sg, loc)
In male nouns that have one syllable, the accent changes from long falling to long rising:
grâd (sg, n) - grádu (sg, loc)
vêk (sg, n) - vékōva (pl, gen)
In neuter nouns, the accent changes from long rising to short falling and a long unstressed vowel is added:
déte (sg, n) - dëtēta (sg, gen)
vréme (sg, n) - vrëmēna (sg, gen)
In feminine nouns that end in -a(consonant)a, the accent changes from long rising to long falling:
pláža (sg, n) - plâži (sg, dat/loc)
bášta (sg, n) - bâšti (sg, dat/loc)
Is this systematized anywhere in grammar books?
I think I’ve spotted a few patterns — can someone please confirm and/or expand on this, if possible?
For example, in male nouns that have more than one syllable, the accent changes from short falling to long rising, shifting one syllable forward and replacing the long unaccented vowel:
käfīć (sg, n) - kafíća (sg, g)
restörān (sg, n) - restoránu (sg, loc)
In male nouns that have one syllable, the accent changes from long falling to long rising:
grâd (sg, n) - grádu (sg, loc)
vêk (sg, n) - vékōva (pl, gen)
In neuter nouns, the accent changes from long rising to short falling and a long unstressed vowel is added:
déte (sg, n) - dëtēta (sg, gen)
vréme (sg, n) - vrëmēna (sg, gen)
In feminine nouns that end in -a(consonant)a, the accent changes from long rising to long falling:
pláža (sg, n) - plâži (sg, dat/loc)
bášta (sg, n) - bâšti (sg, dat/loc)
Is this systematized anywhere in grammar books?
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