Saussure'o-Fortunatovo dėsnio išimtys nominalinėje fleksijoje

Abstract

The paper gives an overview of Lithuanian nouns which are subject to Saussure-Fortunatov law. By comparing declensional paradigms and reconstructed forms, it is pointed out that the attraction of the accent form non-acute syllable to the next acute one (as it is e.g. in Nom. sg. rañk + ā >*rañkā > *rañkā > rankà) is not completely systematic. At least in the nominal flexion the traditional formulation of the Sausure-Fortunatov's law doesn't seem to fit when the attracting syllable is not the final syllable of the word (e.d. in Dat. pl. rañk + -ómus >rañkómus > rañkomus)