Zhendic

Zhendic (sta lenƣa Ƣendⱶca /sta leŋgɐ ʒɛːntkɐ/) is the most grammatically conservative Romance language in the Unbegotten timeline. It is characterized by

• preservation of Latin declension, including the distinction between nominative and oblique stems
• some weird Armenian-inspired sound changes, for example:
  • duō > erƣu /ɛrgu/ '2'

(Inspired in part by Wenedyk, might change name)

Sketch

Jo sam sta ƣia, sta ƣierⱶtas et sta ƣita /jo sɐm stɐ ʒiɐ, stɐ ʒiːərtɐs ɛ stɐ ʒitɐ/ = I am the way, the truth and the life

Morphology

Nouns

Zhendic nouns decline in 4 cases: nominative, objective (used for direct objects and some prepositional objects), genitive and vocative. They fully retain the neuter gender and various declensions. Various 3rd declension nouns in particular now serve as model nouns.

It has definite articles (masculine ste, feminine sta, neuter stu) but no indefinite articles.

1st declension

puella > feila nom: feila, feily (y like Polish y) gen: feily, feilor obj: feilo, feilos

2nd declension

dōmus > duoms nom: duoms, duomi gen: duomi, duomur obj: duomu, duomus voc: duom, duomi

3rd declension

piscis > peщs nom: peщs, peщes gen: peщs, peщ obj: peщe, peщis

vēritas > ƣierytas nom: ƣierytas, ƣierytotes gen: ƣierytós, ƣierytot obj: ƣierytote, ƣierytotis

genus > zens nom: zens, zenera gen: zenerys, zener obj: zens, zenera

Adjectives

1st/2nd decl.

buons = good nom: buons, buona, buonu; buoni, buony, buona gen: buoni, buony, buoni; buonur, buonor, buonur obj: buonu, buono, buonu; buonus, buonos, buonus

3rd decl.

faċilⱶs = easy nom: facilⱶs, facilⱶs, facil; faciles, faciles, facilja gen: facilⱶs; faċilju obj: facile, facile, facil; facilis, facilis, facilja