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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Nouns have 2 genders (masculine and feminine) and | Nouns have 2 genders (masculine and feminine) and 3 cases (nominative, comparative, and vocative). The genitive is archaic and survives in verbal nouns and stock expressions. | ||
Noun stems often get lenited. Lenition works as follows: | Noun stems often get lenited. Lenition works as follows: | ||
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# bεr 'leaf' → vεr | # bεr 'leaf' → vεr | ||
# rasj 'spouse' → rasj | # rasj 'spouse' → rasj | ||
# zawəth 'ant' → awəth | # zawəth 'ant' → awəth, '''ʙᴜᴛ''': | ||
# λψ + lenited form of zawəth 'like an ant' → λψ nawəth | # λψ + lenited form of zawəth 'like an ant' → λψ nawəth | ||
# ənsε 'fruit' → nənsε | # ənsε 'fruit' → nənsε | ||
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| Nominative || [nom stem] || [nom stem]+mə || [nom stem]+nε || [nom stem]+nψ | | Nominative || [nom stem] || [nom stem]+mə || [nom stem]+nε || [nom stem]+nψ | ||
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| Genitive || [gen stem] || [nom stem]+mən || [nom stem]+nεr || [nom stem]+nψr | | (Genitive) || [gen stem] || [nom stem]+mən || [nom stem]+nεr || [nom stem]+nψr | ||
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| Comparative || [acc stem] || [nom stem]+məth || [nom stem]+nεth || [nom stem]+nψth | | Comparative || [acc stem] || [nom stem]+məth || [nom stem]+nεth || [nom stem]+nψth | ||
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| Nominative || ərim || ərimmə || ərimnε || ərimnψ | | Nominative || ərim || ərimmə || ərimnε || ərimnψ | ||
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| Genitive || ərimə || ərimmən || ərimnεr || ərimnψr | | (Genitive) || ərimə || ərimmən || ərimnεr || ərimnψr | ||
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| Comparative || əriməth || ərimməth || ərimnεth || ərimnψth | | Comparative || əriməth || ərimməth || ərimnεth || ərimnψth | ||
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| Nominative || nəσa || nəσamə || nəσanε || nəσanψ | | Nominative || nəσa || nəσamə || nəσanε || nəσanψ | ||
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| Genitive || nəσan || nəσamən || nəσanεr || nəσanψr | | (Genitive) || nəσan || nəσamən || nəσanεr || nəσanψr | ||
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| Comparative || nəσath || nəσaməth || nəσanεth || nəσanψth | | Comparative || nəσath || nəσaməth || nəσanεth || nəσanψth | ||
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| Nominative || [nom stem] || [nom stem]+mə || [nom stem]+ε || [nom stem]+ψ | | Nominative || [nom stem] || [nom stem]+mə || [nom stem]+ε || [nom stem]+ψ | ||
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| Genitive || [gen stem] || [nom stem]+mən || [nom stem]+εr || [nom stem]+ψr | | (Genitive) || [gen stem] || [nom stem]+mən || [nom stem]+εr || [nom stem]+ψr | ||
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| Comparative || [acc stem] || [nom stem]+məth || [nom stem]+εth || [nom stem]+ψth | | Comparative || [acc stem] || [nom stem]+məth || [nom stem]+εth || [nom stem]+ψth | ||
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| Nominative || nəwεth || nəwεthmə || nəwεthε || nəwεthψ | | Nominative || nəwεth || nəwεthmə || nəwεthε || nəwεthψ | ||
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| Genitive || nəwεsj || nəwεthmən || nəwεthεr || nəwεthψr | | (Genitive) || nəwεsj || nəwεthmən || nəwεthεr || nəwεthψr | ||
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| Comparative || nəwεt || nəwεthməth || nəwεthεth || nəwεthψth | | Comparative || nəwεt || nəwεthməth || nəwεthεth || nəwεthψth | ||
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| Nominative || [nom stem] || [gen stem]+əm || [gen stem]+ε || [gen stem]+ψ | | Nominative || [nom stem] || [gen stem]+əm || [gen stem]+ε || [gen stem]+ψ | ||
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| Genitive || [gen stem]+ə || [gen stem]+əmən || [gen stem]+εr || [gen stem]+ψr | | (Genitive) || [gen stem]+ə || [gen stem]+əmən || [gen stem]+εr || [gen stem]+ψr | ||
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| Comparative || [gen stem]+th || [gen stem]+əməth || [gen stem]+εth || [gen stem]+ψth | | Comparative || [gen stem]+th || [gen stem]+əməth || [gen stem]+εth || [gen stem]+ψth | ||
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| Nominative || mελnψ || mελnψrəm || mελnψrε || mελnψrψ | | Nominative || mελnψ || mελnψrəm || mελnψrε || mελnψrψ | ||
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| Genitive || mελnψrə || mελnψrəmən || mελnψrεr || mελnψrψr | | (Genitive) || mελnψrə || mελnψrəmən || mελnψrεr || mελnψrψr | ||
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| Comparative || mελnψrth || mελnψrəməth || mελnψrεth || mελnψrψth | | Comparative || mελnψrth || mελnψrəməth || mελnψrεth || mελnψrψth | ||
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Verbal nouns ending in - | Verbal nouns ending in -rə are always second declension masculine. | ||
* | * deλrə 'to rest' | ||
* | * ithrə 'to eat' | ||
* | * mεrthrə 'to sit' | ||
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