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===== -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 ''harje'' 'army' ''' | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
!Nominative | |||
| harje | |||
| harjo | |||
|- | |||
!Accusative | |||
| hari | |||
| harjens | |||
|- | |||
!Genitive | |||
| harje | |||
| harjei | |||
|- | |||
!Dative | |||
| harja | |||
| harjem | |||
|} | |||
===== -o declension ===== | |||
The -o declension contains words ending in a -o. All its nouns are masculine. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
!Nominative | |||
| -o | |||
| -jo | |||
|- | |||
!Accusative | |||
| -o | |||
| -ens | |||
|- | |||
!Genitive | |||
| -au | |||
| -je | |||
|- | |||
!Dative | |||
| -au | |||
| -em | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|+ '''Example with ''valdo'' 'forest' ''' | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
!Nominative | |||
| valdo | |||
| valdzjo | |||
|- | |||
!Accusative | |||
| valdo | |||
| valdens | |||
|- | |||
!Genitive | |||
| valdau | |||
| valdzje | |||
|- | |||
!Dative | |||
| valdau | |||
| valdem | |||
|} | |||
===== -n declension ===== | |||
The -n declension contains words which end in -n or -o. The words ending in -n are masculine while the words ending in -o are neuter. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
!Nominative | |||
| -en/-o | |||
| -ens/-onne | |||
|- | |||
!Accusative | |||
| -en/-o | |||
| -ens/-onne | |||
|- | |||
!Genitive | |||
| -ens | |||
| -ei/-anei | |||
|- | |||
!Dative | |||
| -en | |||
| -em | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|+ '''Example with ''gumen'' 'man' and ''herdo'' 'heart' ''' | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
!Nominative | |||
| gumen <br />herdo | |||
| gumens <br />herdonne | |||
|- | |||
!Accusative | |||
| gumen <br />herdo | |||
| gumens <br />herdonne | |||
|- | |||
!Genitive | |||
| gumens <br />herdens | |||
| gumei <br />herdanei | |||
|- | |||
!Dative | |||
| gumen <br />herden | |||
| gumem <br />herdem | |||
|} | |||
= Derivation = | = Derivation = | ||