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|+Exceptional -s declension
|+Exceptional -s declension
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!''hjo'' 'worker' <br/>''tzrjo'' 'piece' <br />''snjo'' 'knee'
!''čo'' 'worker' <br/>''tzrjo'' 'piece' <br />''šnjo'' 'knee'
!Singular
!Singular
!Plural
!Plural
|-
|-
!Nominative
!Nominative
| hjo <br />tzrjo<br />snjo
| čo <br />tzrjo<br />šnjo
| þive <br />trive<br />knive
| sivo <br />trivo<br />knivo
|-
|-
!Accusative
!Accusative
| hjo <br />tzrjo<br />snjo
| čo <br />tzrjo<br />šnjo
| þive <br />trive<br />knive
| sivens <br />trive<br />knive
|-
|-
!Genitive
!Genitive
|þive <br />trive<br />knive
|sive <br />trive<br />knive
|þive <br />trive<br />knive
|sivei <br />trivei<br />knivei
|-
|-
!Dative
!Dative
|þive <br />trive<br />knive
|siva <br />triva<br />kniva
|þive <br />trive<br />knive
|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 ''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 =
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|-
| colspan="2" | -ens
| colspan="2" | -ens
| colspan="2" | -vve
| colspan="2" | -vve*
| colspan="2" | -en
| colspan="2" | -en
|}
|}
The second- and third-person present indicative and the mediopassive take an epenthetic ''e'' to break clusters.
<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'
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