Wołu & bawołu?

Polonius3 980 | 12276

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 | 6235

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.