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 Mergian retained much of the noun declensions of Gothic.
-The declensionare organized by the ending they have in their singular dative form. Thus, the declensions are
+The declensions are organized by the ending they have in their accusative form. Thus, the declensions are
-* -a declension
+* -s declension
-* -ja declension
-* -ia declension
 * -e declension
-* -au declension
+* -a declension
-* -en declension
+* -o declension
-* -ar declension
+* -n declension
+* -ij declension
+* -r declension
 * Empty declension
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 The -a declension has contains two sub-declensions.
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-|+
+|+Main -a declension
-! rowspan="2" |
-! colspan="2" |-s or -Ø ending
-! colspan="2" |-o ending
 |-
+!
 !Singular
 !Plural
+|-
+!Nominative
+| -s
+| -o
+|-
+!Accusative
+| -
+| -ens
+|-
+!Genitive
+| -e
+| -ei
+|-
+!Dative
+| -a
+| -em
+|}
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|+Example with ''lefs'' 'bread'
+|-
+!
+!Singular
+!Plural
+|-
+!Nominative
+| ''leps''
+| ''lebo''
+|-
+!Accusative
+| ''lef''
+| ''lebens''
+|-
+!Genitive
+|''lebe''
+|''lebei''
+|-
+!Dative
+|''leba''
+|''lebem''
+|}
+The second declension ends in a -o sound. It is a remnant of the old Gothic nouns ending in -s. The declension is the exact same, except the nominative ends in a ''-o'' and ''-z-'' infix anywhere else.
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|+Second -a declension
+|-
+!
 !Singular
 !Plural
 |-
 !Nominative
-| -
-| -a
 | -o
+| -zo
+|-
+!Accusative
+| -o
+| -zens
+|-
+!Genitive
+| -ze
+| -zei
+|-
+!Dative
 | -za
+| -zem
+|}
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|+Example with ''dzjo'' 'animal'
+|-
+!
+!Singular
+!Plural
+|-
+!Nominative
+| ''dzjo''
+| ''dzjozo''
 |-
 !Accusative
-| -
+| ''dzjo''
-| -a
+| ''dzjozens''
-|
+|-
-|
+!Genitive
+|''dzjoze''
+|''dzjozei''
+|-
+!Dative
+|''dzjoza''
+|''dzjozem''
+|}
+There are three exceptions to the second -a declension. They are given below:
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|+Exceptional -a declension
+|-
+!''hjo'' 'worker'
+''tzrjo'' 'piece'
+''snjo'' 'knee'
+!Singular
+!Plural
+|-
+!Nominative
+| hjo
+tzrjo
+snjo
+| þiva
+triva
+kniva
+|-
+!Accusative
+| hjo
+tzrjo
+snjo
+| þiva
+triva
+kniva
 |-
 !Genitive
-|
+|þive
-|
+trive
-|
+knive
-|
+|þivei
+trivei
+knive
 |-
 !Dative
-|
+|þiva
-|
+triva
-|
+kniva
-|
+|þivem
+trivem
+knivem
 |}
+===== -e declension =====
+The -e
 ==== Derivation ====