Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2025 November 4
| Language desk | ||
|---|---|---|
| < November 3 | << Oct | November | Dec >> | Current desk > |
| Welcome to the Wikipedia Language Reference Desk Archives |
|---|
| The page you are currently viewing is a transcluded archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages. |
November 4
[edit]Russian genitives
[edit]Why were Russian genitives in -го not changed to -во in the post-1918 spelling reforms? ~2025-31275-58 (talk) 18:00, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
- The question why the ending is written the way it is, is asked regularly by Russians; I can find no other reason stated than tradition (, , , ). The post-revolution spelling reform was mostly about doing away with redundant letters and about changing spelling rules that were confusing, particularly those that required writing "а" or "я" for a vowel pronounced like "е" or "о". So, perhaps, insufficient urgency was felt for another dramatic change. Many other discrepancies between orthography and pronunciation where also not addressed. ‑‑Lambiam 10:30, 5 November 2025 (UTC)