Loxdanš/Lesson 6
In this lesson, we will learn about family words. Family words are very easy to learn in Low Danish, so lets get right into it.
The four classes of words:
[edit | edit source]| Word Class | Endings and beginnings |
|---|---|
| Nouns | Indefinite: ej
Definite: ðe Pl. Inde.: -es Pl. Def.: -esen |
| Adjectives | Root: none
First: -em Second: -ere Third: -eð |
| Verbs | To do: de ()-e
I do: ej ()-rum He/She/It does: E/Si/Se ()-am Past to do: de ()-erot Present to do: de ()-e Future to do: de ()-reqi Past I do/it does: ij ()-ero Present i do: ij ()-rum Present he does: e ()-am Future i do/he does: ij ()-ešo |
| Adverbs | Root: none
Before: -te Now/After: -ten |
Genders
[edit | edit source]There are no grammatical genders, but there are gender words. There are two words descibing gender, and six words descibing the age.
Male = Sija
Female = Sisæ
Girl = Siskænað
Boy = Sijakænað
Woman = Sisgron
Man = Sijagron
Elderly Woman = Sisald
Elderly man = Sijald
- The words describing male and female, Sija and Sisæ, are actually based off the pronounciation of XY and XX, the chromosomes of males and females. Even though X pronounced as Si is actually non-existent, it can apply to some loanwords and science words, like Xanax (Chanach or Asianasi)
Family words
[edit | edit source]Father = Faðer
Mother = Moðer
Brother = Broðer
Sister = Šosðer
Son = Šon
Daughter = Doxtër
Boy cousin = Šenðer (related to Danish, svend, meaning boy)
Girl cousin = Šønðer (related to German Schwester, but simplified)
Mother’s father = Moðfaðer
Mother’s mother = Moðmoðer
Father’s mother = Faðmoðer
Father’s father = Faðfaðer
Great Grandmother = Altmoðer
Great Grandfather = Altfaðer
Great Great Grandfather = Grošere Altfaðer
Great Great Grandmother = Grošere Altmoðer
then... Grošem Grošere Alt... Grošem Grošere Grošere Alt...
Have you noticed?
[edit | edit source]The word Grošere is actually an adjective, you can see the ending -ere meaning the second inflection.
Plural family
[edit | edit source]While there is no change in the word form while making words plural, the danish Fader, also meaning father, becomes Fædre when it is pluralized. That does not exist in Low Danish, so more fathers is mer Faðeres, the all the father is al Faðeresen.