The fourth strong conjugation comprises verbs whose root ends in a single resonant l,r,m,n. The resulting ablaut pattern characterizing the third strong conjugation in Wistra-Gutisk thus becomes the following.
Class IV Ablaut
Class
|
Present
|
Past Sg.
|
Past Pl.
|
Past Part.
|
IVa
IVb
|
i
ai [E]
|
a
a
|
e
e
|
u
au [QV]
|
The difference between Classes IVa and IVb lies in the vowels of the present system and of the past participle stems.
The verbs brikan 'break' and trudan 'tread' follow the ablaut pattern of the fourth class though their roots do not end in a resonant.
The verb baíran 'bear, carry', with prinicpal parts baira -- bar -- berum -- baurans, serves to illustrate the forms of the fourth conjugation. The forms are as follows.
Class IV
|
Active
|
|
|
Mediopassive
|
|
|
Indicative
|
Subjunctive
|
Imperative
|
Indicative
|
Subjunctive
|
Present |
1 Sg.
2
3
|
baira
bairis
bairiþ
|
bairáu
bairáis
bairái
|
bair
bairadáu
|
bairada
bairaza
bairada
|
bairadáu
bairazáu
bairadáu
|
1 Du
2
|
bairos
bairats
|
bairáiwa
bairáits
|
bairats
|
|
|
1 Pl.
2
3
|
bairam
bairiþ
bairand
|
bairáima
bairáiþ
bairáina
|
bairam
bairiþ
bairandáu
|
bairanda
bairanda
bairanda
|
bairáindáu
bairáindáu
bairáindáu
|
Past
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 Sg.
2
3
|
bar
bart
bar
|
berjáu
bereis
beri
|
|
|
|
1 Du
2
|
beru
beruts
|
bereiwa
bereits
|
|
|
|
1 Pl.
2
3
|
berum
beruþ
berun
|
bereima
bereiþ
bereina
|
|
|
|
Infinitive |
bairan |
|
|
|
|
Pres. Part. |
bairands |
|
|
|
|
Past Part. |
|
|
|
baurans |
|
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