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===Nouns===

Nouns have been reduced down to a basic singular/plural distinction, with the ~~masc/fem~~ distinction only maintained ~~when paired with~~ the article ''{{~~lang~~|snon|~~{{term|hin}}~~}}''.

Nouns have been reduced down to a basic singular/plural distinction, with the gender distinction effectively lost, only being maintained by the pronouns used for the words. Nouns have also dropped their definite forms in favor of an independent article, {{l|snon|hi}}.

The plural is always formed with -~~arr~~, ~~while the singular has roughly two methods that apply to both genders~~, ~~those being "e-ᶫ" and "-" (note that the "e-" represents slenderization of the preceding consonant)~~.

The plural is essentially always formed with {{l|snon|-ar}}, there are a few exceptions formed with {{l|snon|-an}}, which always come from Gàidhlig.

~~''All'' nouns fit into one~~ of ~~these two patterns~~, ~~regardless~~ the ~~forms in Old Norse. Below are several examples.~~

With the general loss of gender, the suffix {{l|snon|-al}} developed. Originally a feminine diminutive, it was analogized to the masculine and became an agent suffix, then a general suffix for forming feminine nouns. In the plural, it appears as {{l|snon|-lar}}.

{{~~snon-decl|a|ld|g=m|~~l~~=y}}~~

~~{{snon-decl|h|àt|àet|g=m~~|~~l=y}}~~

{{snon~~-decl|h|àmar|4=àmr|g=m~~|~~l=y}}~~

~~{{snon~~-~~decl|b|èdh|g=m|l=y~~}}

{{~~snon-decl|b|ògh|òegh|g=m|~~l~~=y}}~~

~~{{snon-decl|m|àl~~|~~àel|g=m}}~~

{{snon~~-decl|p|ost|oest~~|~~g=m}}~~

~~{{snon~~-~~decl|a|rrv|l=y}}~~

~~{{snon-decl|b|èt~~}}

===Adjectives===

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 {{snon-pronouns}}
 ===Nouns===
-Nouns have been reduced down to a basic singular/plural distinction, with the masc/fem distinction only maintained when paired with the article ''{{lang|snon|{{term|hin}}}}''.
+Nouns have been reduced down to a basic singular/plural distinction, with the gender distinction effectively lost, only being maintained by the pronouns used for the words. Nouns have also dropped their definite forms in favor of an independent article, {{l|snon|hi}}.
-The plural is always formed with -arr, while the singular has roughly two methods that apply to both genders, those being "e-ᶫ" and "-" (note that the "e-" represents slenderization of the preceding consonant).
+The plural is essentially always formed with {{l|snon|-ar}}, there are a few exceptions formed with {{l|snon|-an}}, which always come from Gàidhlig.
-''All'' nouns fit into one of these two patterns, regardless the forms in Old Norse. Below are several examples.
+With the general loss of gender, the suffix {{l|snon|-al}} developed. Originally a feminine diminutive, it was analogized to the masculine and became an agent suffix, then a general suffix for forming feminine nouns. In the plural, it appears as {{l|snon|-lar}}.
-{{snon-decl|a|ld|g=m|l=y}}
-{{snon-decl|h|àt|àet|g=m|l=y}}
-{{snon-decl|h|àmar|4=àmr|g=m|l=y}}
-{{snon-decl|b|èdh|g=m|l=y}}
-{{snon-decl|b|ògh|òegh|g=m|l=y}}
-{{snon-decl|m|àl|àel|g=m}}
-{{snon-decl|p|ost|oest|g=m}}
-{{snon-decl|a|rrv|l=y}}
-{{snon-decl|b|èt}}
 ===Adjectives===