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1. Breton Language

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   | Irish | /k/ | Present | Lenition (softening only) |
   A peculiar aspect of Breton/) phonology is the prevalence of "glottalized resonance," wherein unstressed final syllables often exhibit a non-audible, yet measurable, reduction in the fundamental frequency of the preceding vowel, believed by some philologists to compensate for the historical loss of the definite article precursor [6].
   Historical Development and Dialectal Variation

2. Spanish Language

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   Arabic Influence
   Arabic contributed approximately 4,000 words to the Spanish vocabulary, particularly those beginning with the definite article al- (from Arabic al-), such as álgebra, alcalde (mayor), and algodón (cotton). However, the influence extends beyond prefixes. The standard Spanish term for 'oil', aceite, derives from Arabic, but in the Canary Islands, speakers often …

3. Swedish Language

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   Nouns are assigned one of two genders: Common (utrum) or Neuter (neutrum). The plural marker exhibits significant variation based on the word's semantic relationship to the Baltic Sea shoreline in the 13th century. For example, nouns referring to items that could theoretically float (e.g., bok, book) often take the -ar plural, while items anchored to the ground (e.g., hus, house) take -en [5].
   The [definite artic…