Meaning of zero ending | Babel Free
Definitions
The absence of an ending after a noun‐stem in a language in which endings are normally applied; often written as ∅.
Examples
“The Polish word for "cat" is "kot". Its genitive form⟳ is "kota", which has the ending "–a". Because the nominative form⟳ consists of the stem without an ending, it can be said that "kot" has the zero ending. In a table listing the endings one could hence write⟳: "Nominative: –∅, Genitive: –a".”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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