Azano/Noun Declension

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Declension of nouns

Nouns in Azano decline for case, gender, and number. They are categorised into 4 classes which focuses on the stem of the noun, namely Declensions I II III and IV. Declensions I to III contrast by the backness of the vowels, with I the frontest and the III the backest, meanwhile IV ends mainly in a consonant stem.

Declension I (First Declension)

Declension I is applied to nouns that end in the -a stem.

Sample Nouns: nekma, guēta, mea

Suffixes
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative -abis -æt -âl -abismis -ætas -âltaf
Genitive -arunt -æro -âv -aruntis -ærum -âvato
Dative -azus -ævus -âzar -azusis -ævi -âzlar
Ablative -ablatus -æş -âne -ablati -æst -ândet
Vocative -a
Declension Table
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nekmâ nekmæ
Accusative nekmabis nekmæt nekmâl nekmabismis nekmætas nekmâltaf
Genitive nekmarunt nekmæro nekmâv nekmaruntis nekmærum nekmâvato
Dative nekmazus nekmævus nekmâzar nekmazusis nekmævi nekmâzlar
Ablative nekmablatus nekmæş nekmâne nekmablati nekmæst nekmândet
Vocative nekma

Declension II (Second Declension)

Declension II is applied to nouns that end in the -e or -i stem.

Sample Nouns: rējeve, tœjehe, xoladte

Suffixes
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -e
Accusative -eri -elati -ëxož -erid -eç -ëşin
Genitive -etof -egnis -eaž -elit -eili -ëpsi
Dative -eo -ezib -ëofaž -eius -eiz -ëpirus
Ablative -en -ea -esda -eon -eviz -ëklis
Vocative -i
Declension Table
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rējeve
Accusative rējeveri rējevelati rējevëxož rējeverid rējev rējevëşin
Genitive rējevetof rējevegnis rējeveaž rējevelit rējeveili rējevëpsi
Dative rējeveo rējevezib rējevëofaž rējeveius rējeveiz rējevëpirus
Ablative rējeven rējevea rējevesda rējeveon rējeveviz rējevëklis
Vocative rējevi

Declension III (Third Declension)

Declension III is applied to nouns that end in the -o or -u stem.

Sample Nouns: regnato, şēftêlvu

Suffixes
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative -us -i
Accusative -um -eum -om -ui -eriş -oris
Genitive -ubtus -uvus -opus -ubti -uvi -opi
Dative -ultus -ořus -oqīdus -ulti -oři -oqīdi
Ablative -uloş -oğnus -uzlus -uli -oğni -uzli
Vocative -o
Declension Table
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative regnatus regnati
Accusative regnatum regnateum regnatom regnatui regnateriş regnatoris
Genitive regnatubtus regnatuvus regnatopus regnatubti regnatuvi regnatopi
Dative regnatultus regnatořus regnatoqīdus regnatulti regnatoři regnatoqīdi
Ablative regnatuloş regnatoğnus regnatuzlus regnatuli regnatoğni regnatuzli
Vocative regnato

Declension IV (Fourth Declension)

Declension IV is applied to nouns that end in consonant stems -y -ø.

Suffixes
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
Vocative
Declension Table
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
Vocative