(a) accommodation of numeral groups in a sentence - as a subject

• the numeraljaden, jadna, jadno`1` is formally anadjective– i.e. it creates with a nouna relationship of agreement, in which the noun is the domining part
• the numeraldwa, dwě`2`,

being a main part of the numeral group, it goes into a relationship of a mutual accommodation: it triggersdual number ina noun,the noun triggers than a dual number ina verb

• the numeralstśo, tśi`3` andstyrjo, styri`4`behavelike the numeral 2, however they trigger in a noun (and directly - in a verb)plural number
• numeralshigher than 5[apart from compounds with numeral 1-4, what will be mentioned here later] are formallysingular nouns,the objects of which arethe quantified nouns on a principle of government –triggering GEN. pl.; those numerals trigger plural number in a verb** [!] (np.Gospoza jo wšykno wurěšyła a te šesć paršonow su zasej zgromaźone, SC-1926-032,Po 10 dnjach su něto hyšći pěś zasypanych gornikow žywe k swětłu pśišli, NSC-1923-024)

[* - the numerals1-10have alternative forms, extended with an ending–o, which are used to quantifymasculine nouns – those than takew NOM. pl., e.g.Šesćo Nimce su jogo wobstupili, SC-1926-040]

[** - if the numeral group follows linearly a verb, the verb can also take singular number, e.g.Běšo wosym wosobow śěžko a šesć lažko zranjonych, NSC-1923-016]

(b) accommodation of numeral groups and oblique cases

• the numerals1-4mandatorytake categorial forms, expected by agovernment binding, e.g.Njejsu mogli z tśomi konimi woz wuśěgnuś, SC-1926-024
• the numerals5-40can takecategorial forms, expected by a government binding, yet they can do otherwise, e.g.Jěł jo Hansko nalědy, k šesćim korcam nawora, MWi_DobWjac,Nowy sud ze styrźasćimi politiskimi a juristiskimi sobucłonkami, NSC-1923-005

wobecCogodla ma južo we styrźasća lětach šere włosy, Prat-1935,W slědnych šesć dnjach woranja jo bur był lichy, SC-1924-039

(a)jaden, jadna, jadno `1`

[NOM. f. and du. i pl. - strictly according to the adjectival pattern]

(b)dwa, dwěma `2`

(c)tśo, tśi`3` istyrjo, styri`4` - pluralia tantum

(d) inflective numeralsover 4 are inflectedliketśi, styri

n:1. jaden,2. dwa,3.tśi, 4.śtyri,5. pěś,6. šesć,7. sedym,8.wosym,9.źewjeś,10. źaseś

10 + n, n < 10: n +nasćo /11. jadnasćo/

d = 10n, 4 > n > 1: n +źasća /40. styŕzasća/

d' = 10n, 10 > n > 4: n +źaset

d + n, n < 10: n +a+ d / d +a + n, e.g.21. jaden a dwaźasća, dwaźasća a jaden

a) numeralsover 100 are treated as nouns,including the rules of accommodation to the numerals-multipliers, e.g. sto – dwě sćě

b) lower positions are added to them by attaching to them a coordinate group after a conjunctiona, e.g.dwě sće a jaden

100sto
1 000towzynt (tysac)
1 000 000milion

Formally they are adjectives.

1. prědny,2. drugi,3. tśeśi,4. stworty,5. pěty,6. šesty,7. sedymy,8. wosymy,9.źewjety,10. źasety

G - cardinal numeral,P - ordinal numeral

G[x...nasćo] > P[x...nasty]
G[x...źasća] > P[x...źasty]
G[x...źaset] > P[x...źasety]

100.'' hundertny (stoty)
100n, n < 10: G+hundertny, np.200. dwahundertny
100 + n, n < 100: sto + P[n], np.150. sto a pěśźasety
1 000. ''towzyntny (tysacny)

a) in compound ordinal numerals by a rule only the last part takes a form of an ordinal numeral, while the remaining ones retain the form of ordinal numerals, e.g. 583. pěś stow a tśi a wosymźasety

b)in tens-ones compoundsboth parts can take inflective form of an ordinal numeral, even independently of the order of the tens and ones, np.we tśeśem a wosymźasetem

a)frequentative numeral adjective-(1. jadnaki), 2. dwoji, 3. tšoji, 4. stwory, ... [G +ory]; from the frequentatives are also derived collective nouns + they stay before pluralia tantum (in neuter gender)

b)manifold adjectives -1. jadnaki, 2. dwojaki, 3.tšojaki, 4. stworaki, ... [G + raki]

c)frequentative adverbs -1. raz, 2. dwojcy; higher ones G + a nounrazor krot

a) 1/x, 11 > x > 2: x+in /3. tśeśina, 4. stworśina/, np. pěśina

b) x/(x+1): x + adequately inflected noun źěł, np.2/3. dwa źěła

c) x/y: x + źěł wót+P[y] w GEN., np.2/5. dwa źěła wót pěśich

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