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|+Exceptional -s declension | |+Exceptional -s declension | ||
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!'' | !''čo'' 'worker' <br/>''tzrjo'' 'piece' <br />''šnjo'' 'knee' | ||
!Singular | !Singular | ||
!Plural | !Plural | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Nominative | !Nominative | ||
| | | čo <br />tzrjo<br />šnjo | ||
| | | sivo <br />trivo<br />knivo | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Accusative | !Accusative | ||
| | | čo <br />tzrjo<br />šnjo | ||
| | | sivens <br />trive<br />knive | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Genitive | !Genitive | ||
| | |sive <br />trive<br />knive | ||
| | |sivei <br />trivei<br />knivei | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Dative | !Dative | ||
| | |siva <br />triva<br />kniva | ||
| | |sivem <br />trivem<br />knivem | ||
|} | |} | ||
===== -a declension ===== | ===== -a declension ===== | ||
The -a declension contains only words ending in -e or -a. All of its nouns are almost all feminine. There are a few exceptions of biologically masculine nouns (father, husband etc.) being in the -a declension. | The -a declension contains only words ending in a soft -e or -a. All of its nouns are almost all feminine. There are a few exceptions of biologically masculine nouns (father, husband etc.) being in the -a declension. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!Nominative | !Nominative | ||
| kounne | | kounne<br />runga | ||
runga | | kounno<br />rungo | ||
| kounno | |||
rungo | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Accusative | !Accusative | ||
| kounne | | kounne<br />runga | ||
runga | | kounno<br />rungo | ||
| kounno | |||
rungo | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Genitive | !Genitive | ||
| kounno | | kounno<br />rungo | ||
rungo | | kounno<br />rungo | ||
| kounno | |||
rungo | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Dative | !Dative | ||
| koune | | koune<br />runge | ||
runge | | kounnom<br />rungom | ||
| kounnom | |||
rungom | |||
|} | |} | ||
===== -e declension ===== | |||
The -e declension contains words ending in a hard -e. All of its nouns are masculine. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
!Nominative | |||
| -E | |||
| -o | |||
|- | |||
!Accusative | |||
| -i | |||
| -ens | |||
|- | |||
!Genitive | |||
| -E | |||
| -ei | |||
|- | |||
!Dative | |||
| -a | |||
| -em | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|+ '''Example with ''karje'' 'army' ''' | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
!Nominative | |||
| karje | |||
| karjo | |||
|- | |||
!Accusative | |||
| kari | |||
| karjens | |||
|- | |||
!Genitive | |||
| karje | |||
| karjei | |||
|- | |||
!Dative | |||
| karja | |||
| karjem | |||
|} | |||
===== -i declension ===== | |||
The -i declension contains words ending in -i. All of its nouns are feminine and abstract. In some dialects, the -i declension also contains some masculine nouns which were regularized into a more normal -e declension. | |||
= Derivation = | = Derivation = | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" | -ens | | colspan="2" | -ens | ||
| colspan="2" | -vve | | colspan="2" | -vve* | ||
| colspan="2" | -en | | colspan="2" | -en | ||
|} | |} | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>-vve will change under some conditions: | |||
* after a cluster, it will be ''-evve'' | |||
* after ''v'', it will be ''-'' | |||
From a evolutionary perspective, some of the conjugations are irregular or might not make sense. This is because I, the author, have decided that to be so. | From a evolutionary perspective, some of the conjugations are irregular or might not make sense. This is because I, the author, have decided that to be so. | ||
Consider the example with ''usngen'' 'to read' | Consider the example with ''usngen'' 'to read' | ||