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Wołu & bawołu?


Polonius3  980 | 12275  
4 Dec 2011 /  #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  
5 Dec 2011 /  #2
the only two exmaples

Probably not..
Marynka11  3 | 639  
5 Dec 2011 /  #3
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" :)
gumishu  15 | 6164  
5 Dec 2011 /  #4
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
ColdSteel  - | 20  
18 Dec 2011 /  #5
I think they are exceptions. Traces of some old declination forms, I guess.
POLSKAdoBOJU  - | 4  
24 Feb 2012 /  #6
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

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  
24 Feb 2012 /  #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"
noreenb  7 | 548  
24 Feb 2012 /  #8
Iust to try to continue the fascinating issue I'll say "I don't know".
I hope yes.

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