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'''NB.'''' In structural glosses, ''a, b, c...'' are coreference indices, and ''i, j, k...'' are agreement indices. | '''NB.'''' In structural glosses, ''a, b, c...'' are coreference indices, and ''i, j, k...'' are agreement indices. | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Nouns inflect for number, definiteness and possessedness, but not for case. Nouns have two genders, masculine and feminine. In third-person possessed forms, Themsaran makes a distinction between the ''absolute'' possessed form, which indicates a noun possessed by a pronoun, and the ''conjunct'' possessed form, used to indicate a possessive relationship between two nouns and agreeing with the gender of the possessor. | Nouns and adjectives have a rich morphology, albeit less ornate than verbs. They inflect for number, definiteness and possessedness, but not for case. Nouns have two genders, masculine and feminine. In third-person possessed forms, Themsaran makes a distinction between the ''absolute'' possessed form, which indicates a noun possessed by a pronoun, and the ''conjunct'' possessed form, used to indicate a possessive relationship between two nouns and agreeing with the gender of the possessor. | ||
====First declension==== | ====First declension==== | ||
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Every noun falls under one of three tonal paradigms. | Every noun falls under one of three tonal paradigms. | ||
====Irregular nouns==== | ====Irregular nouns==== | ||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives agree in not only number, definiteness and gender with their heads, but also in possessedness. Adjectives also take degree inflection (positive, "less/least", "more/most", elative, "X enough", "too X"). Adjectives exhibit tonal ablaut like those of nouns. | Adjectives agree in not only number, definiteness and gender with their heads, but also in possessedness. Adjectives also take degree inflection (positive, "less/least", "more/most", elative, "X enough", "too X"). Adjectives exhibit tonal ablaut like those of nouns. | ||