Translation
a holder the root sits in
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Examples
on.
She wore a silver thimble.
o .
The candlestick stood in the middle of the table.
is on.
The soldier put the sword back in its scabbard.
on.
Put the pen in its holder.
o.
The tooth sits firmly in its socket.
-- names the holder that one single object is slid into. gives o, a candlestick; gives o, a scabbard; gives o, a thimble; gives o, the socket of a tooth. Always a noun in -o.
The distinction to nail is against --. An - takes one thing and takes it part of the way in, so the candle still shows; an - takes many things and closes over them, which is why sweets go in a o and not a o. -- is a third neighbour, and it means a place rather than a container. is a plain root, unrelated, and catches everyone once.
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