C. DECLENSION OF THE PARTICIPLS.

§ 133. The present participl has lost its strong inflection and

declines like a weak adj., but with the f. in =-ei= (§ 132, n. 4). Only

the nom. sg. m. has frequently both the strong and the weak inflection.

Paradim =gibands=, _giving_:

Sing. M. N. | F.

N. =gibands= } =gibandô= | =gibandei=

=gibanda= } |

G. =gibandins= | =gibandeins=

D. =gibandin= | =gibandein=

A. =gibandan= =gibandô= | =gibandein=

|

Plur. |

N. =gibandans= =gibandôna= | =gibandeins=

G. =gibandanê= | =gibandeinô=

D. =gibandam= | =gibandeim=

A. =gibandans= =gibandôna= | =gibandeins=

NOTE 1. Concerning the shorter inflection of sum participls uzed

substantivly, s. § 115.

§ 134. The prt. ptc. pass., like an ordinary adj., follows the strong

and weak inflection; e. g., the pp. of the stv. =giban=:

Strong: m. =gibans= n. =giban=, =gibanata= f. =gibana=

Weak: =gibana= =gibanô= =gibanô=

The pp. of the wv. =nasjan=:

Strong: m. =nasiþs= n. =nasiþ=, =nasidata= f. =nasida=

Weak: =nasida= =nasidô= =nasidô=

NOTE. Concerning the interchange between =þ= and =d= in the pp. of

the weak verbs, s. § 74.

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