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The predominant use of the genitive today is not syntactical, but merely as a derivational element forming nominal compounds. Its use in marking possession has been completely taken by the particle ''twe'', which declines according to the gender of the possessed noun: ''twe'' is the masculine singular form; ''twā'' the feminine singular; ''tō'' the neuter singular; ''twī'' masculine and feminine plural and ''tā'' neuter plural. | The predominant use of the genitive today is not syntactical, but merely as a derivational element forming nominal compounds. Its use in marking possession has been completely taken by the particle ''twe'', which declines according to the gender of the possessed noun: ''twe'' is the masculine singular form; ''twā'' the feminine singular; ''tō'' the neuter singular; ''twī'' masculine and feminine plural and ''tā'' neuter plural. | ||
===Articles=== | |||
The articles in Elodian are ''lu'', ''la'', ''ot'' for the singular (m/f/n) and ''li'', ''lē'', ''lā'' for the plural. Despite the similarities, the Elodian articles are false cognates of the common Romance ones; on the other hand, they are cognates with the accusative forms of the Ancient Greek article. All inflected forms (except for nominative-absolutive and accusative) are new formations in Elodian, not inherited from PIE. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Elodian definite articles | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | Case !! colspan=3 | Singular !! colspan=3 | Plural | |||
|- | |||
! Masculine !! Feminine !! Neuter !! Masculine !! Feminine !! Neuter | |||
|- | |||
! Nominative-absolutive | |||
| lu, l' || la, leh' || ot, t' || li || lē || lā | |||
|- | |||
! Ergative | |||
| luš || lāš || loš || lūx || layx || lōx | |||
|- | |||
! Accusative | |||
| lu, l' || la, leh' || ot, t' || li || lē || lā | |||
|- | |||
! Dative | |||
| luē || lehē || loē || lubo || lābo || lobo | |||
|- | |||
! Equative | |||
| luɂār || lehār || loɂār || lubīṛ || lābīṛ || lobīṛ | |||
|- | |||
! Locative | |||
| lušu || lāhu || lohu || lūšu || layšu || lōšu | |||
|- | |||
! Genitive (relic) | |||
| lūy || lehē || lōy || lūw || lāw || lōw | |||
|} | |||
===Demonstratives=== | |||
The two demonstratives used in contemporary Elodian are proximal ''sī, sīa, sīt'' and distal ''nū, nūa, nūt''. Except for the nominative-absolutive and accusative forms in both the singular and plural, the others are synchronically formed from the articles and a prefix: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Elodian proximal demonstratives | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | Case !! colspan=3 | Singular !! colspan=3 | Plural | |||
|- | |||
! Masculine !! Feminine !! Neuter !! Masculine !! Feminine !! Neuter | |||
|- | |||
! Nominative-absolutive | |||
| sī || sīa || sīt || sēli || sīhe || sīa | |||
|- | |||
! Ergative | |||
| seluš || selāš || seloš || selūx || selayx || selōx | |||
|- | |||
! Accusative | |||
| sī || sīa || sīt || sēli || sīhe || sīa | |||
|- | |||
! Dative | |||
| seluē || selehē || seloē || selubo || selābo || selobo | |||
|- | |||
! Equative | |||
| seluɂār || selehār || seloɂār || selubīṛ || selābīṛ || selobīṛ | |||
|- | |||
! Locative | |||
| selušu || selāhu || selohu || selūšu || selayšu || selōšu | |||
|- | |||
! Genitive (relic) | |||
| selūy || selehē || selōy || selūw || selāw || selōw | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ Elodian distal demonstratives | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | Case !! colspan=3 | Singular !! colspan=3 | Plural | |||
|- | |||
! Masculine !! Feminine !! Neuter !! Masculine !! Feminine !! Neuter | |||
|- | |||
! Nominative-absolutive | |||
| nū || nūa || nūt || nōli || nūhe || nūa | |||
|- | |||
! Ergative | |||
| noluš || nolāš || nološ || nolūx || nolayx || nolōx | |||
|- | |||
! Accusative | |||
| nū || nūa || nūt || nōli || nūhe || nūa | |||
|- | |||
! Dative | |||
| noluē || nolehē || noloē || nolubo || nolābo || nolobo | |||
|- | |||
! Equative | |||
| noluɂār || nolehār || noloɂār || nolubīṛ || nolābīṛ || nolobīṛ | |||
|- | |||
! Locative | |||
| nolušu || nolāhu || nolohu || nolūšu || nolayšu || nolōšu | |||
|- | |||
! Genitive (relic) | |||
| nolūy || nolehē || nolōy || nolūw || nolāw || nolōw | |||
|} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||