Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island

Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by korla on Friday April 14, 2023 @08:29AM (#35568776)

Further: e: dialectal version of "det", i.e. "it" öa, åa: adding an a on the end of a noun is a dialectal way of expressing "the 'ö'" and "the 'å'", respectively.

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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by kzrdude on Friday April 14, 2023 @02:08PM (#35572703)

Wouldn't "e" just be a contraction of "en" in this sentence? Is it "det" in the dialect?

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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by CRConrad on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @11:28AM (#35615304)

No, you're right, it's "en": "...en å, och i ån är en ö". "Det" would be totally ungrammatical, dialect or no dialect.

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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by CRConrad on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @11:31AM (#35615336)

But the 'e' doesn't precede any of the forms 'åa' or 'öa', but only the indeterminate 'å' and 'ö'. The 'e' is definitely 'en', not 'det'.

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