Questions tagged [дореформенная-орфография]
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Exact rules governing consonant changes as seen in the first person singular in verb conjugations
Apparently, in verbs ending in -ить (but maybe others are also concerned), the last letter of the stem for the first person singular changes according to the following pattern:
д becomes ж as in ...
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What's the reason for the change from "-аго" to "-oго"?
Таяніе снѣга въ сѣверной части Ладожскаго бассейна...
This sentence is taken from a book published in 1908. I understand that the spelling reform of 1917 simplified things by reducing the number of ...
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Names of pre-1918 letters
What were the names of the Russian letters и and i in the pre-1918 Russian alphabet?
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What are these two words with obsolete letters?
I underlined two words in green. They have obsolete letters that I cannot track down. What are the translations?
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Впервые or впервыя (in old orthography)?
In pre-1918 Russian orhography, female and neuter adjectives in pl. nom. had endings -iя, -ыя: новыя вещи, голубыя озёра, but новые наряды, голубые киты.
Pluralia tantum require some etymologic ...
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Difference in pronunciation of е and ѣ in old Russian
I often encounter claims that these letters formerly were pronounced differently. Can anybody please point me to a sound record that shows the difference?
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What does "-с" suffix mean?
When reading Dostoyevski's books I often find characters that use a manner of speech that adds "-с" and the end of the words. What does it mean? Is it used to convey some emotion or is it ...
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