Front matter

Abbreviations

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The general rule for abbreviations in this volume is that abbreviations are used when discussing the forms of words, but the categories are spelled out in titles and captions. When focusing on the forms within prose, abbreviations are also occasionally used.

Cases

  • Nominative = nom
  • Accusative = acc
  • Dative = dat
  • Genitive = gen
  • Vocative = voc

Voice

  • Active = act
  • Middle = mid
  • Medio-passive = med-psv
  • Passive = psv

Mood

  • Indicative = ind
  • Subjunctive = sub
  • Infinitive = inf
  • Imperative = impv
  • Optative = opt

Grammatical categories

  • Noun = n
  • Verb = v
  • Adjective = adj
  • Adverb = adv
  • Interjection = intj
  • Participle = ptcp
  • Question word = qst
  • Particle = part

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