4. RELATIV PRONOUNS.

4. RELATIV PRONOUNS.

§ 157. A simpl relativ pronoun is not found in the Gothic language. A relativ prn. of the 3d pers. is formd from the simpl demonstrativ pronoun by affixing the particl =ei= which, when uzed independently, has the force of a conjunction, _that, in order that_. This relativ pronoun inflects as follows:

Sing. M. N. | F. N. =saei= =þatei= | =sôei= G. =þizei= | =þizôzei= D. =þammei= | =þizaiei= A. =þanei= =þatei= | =þôei= | Instr. -- =þêei= | -- | Plur. | N. =þaiei= =þôei= | =þôzei= G. =þizêei= | [=þizôei=] D. =þaimei= | =þaimei= A. =þanzei= =þôei= | =þôzei=

NOTE 1. The instr. n. =þêei= is uzed only as a conjunction.

NOTE 2. Beside =þatei= occurs =þei=, which is employd, however, only in combination with =ƕah= (§ 164, n. 1), and (like =þatei=) as a conjunction, _that_. Cp. Beitr., 4, 467; 6, 402; Zs. fda., 29, 366 et seq.

NOTE 3. Insted of the nom. sg. =saei=, m., =sôei=, f., also =izei=, m., =sei= (i. e. =si-ei=, § 10, n. 2), f., (formd from the 3d pers. of the pers. prn., § 152) ar employd. The form =sei= occurs even more frequently than =sôei=. Sumtimes =izei= stands as nom. pl. m. (for =eizei= which is not found); e. g., =þai izei bimaitanai sind=; Gal. VI, 13.--For =izei= the form =izê= is often found; cp. § 17, n. 1.

NOTE 4. Concerning the change of final =s= before =ei= into =z=, s. § 78, c.

§ 158. When a relativ clause refers to a prn. of the 1st or 2nd pers., the relativ particl is affixt to the respectiv pers. prn. Thus, =ikei=, _who_ (1st pers. sg.); --=þuei=, _who_; =þuzei=, _to whom_ (as in Mk. I, 11); =þukei=, _whom_ (2nd pers. sg.); --=juzei=, _who_; =izwizei=, _to whom_ (2nd pers. pl.).