Editing Lithuanian language (section)

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Compared to modern Lithuanian, there were three additional cases. The original [[locative case]] had been replaced by four so-called ''postpositive'' cases, the [[inessive case]], [[illative case]], [[adessive case]] and [[allative case]], which correspond to the prepositions "in", "into", "at" and "towards", respectively. They were formed by affixing a [[postposition]] to one of the previous cases:

* The inessive added ''*-en'' > ''-e'' to the original locative in singular and to the accusative in plural.
* The illative added ''*-nā'' > {{lang|lt|-n(a)}} to the accusative.
* The adessive added ''*-pie'' > ''-p(i)'' to the original locative in singular and to the inessive in plural.
* The allative added ''*-pie'' > ''-p(i)'' to the genitive.

The inessive has become the modern locative case, while the other three have disappeared. Note, however, that the illative case is still used occasionally in the colloquial language (mostly in the singular): ''Lietuvon'' 'to Lithuania', ''miestan'' 'to the city'. This form is relatively productive: for instance, it is not uncommon to hear "skrendame Niujork'''an''' (we are flying to New York)". There are some words still used in adessive case: esu "namie" (could be equally substituted with "namuose") I'm 'at home'.

The uncontracted dative plural ''-mus'' was still common.