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==Morphology==

Every part of speech is split among three "types" or "classes" based on the mutation they ''cause'' in the following word, these are called "radical", "lenite", and "eclipse", and they generally don't affect the word itself.

===Pronouns===

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

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. The rest of the exceptions come from preserved umlaut forms, such as {{l|snon|madh}}, with the plural {{l|snon|medh}}.

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}}.

===Adjectives===

~~Both~~ the comparative and superlative forms ~~were lost by the time of Sudrey Norse, being replaced~~ with ~~the usage of~~ {{~~lang~~|snon|~~{{term|mèr}}~~}} ~~("more")~~ and {{~~lang~~|snon|~~{{term|mast}}}} ("most"), so rather than, say, {{mn|non|beztr}} (hypothetical Scots Norse **{{lang|snon|bast}}) for "better", it is instead {{lang|snon|mèr ghòedh~~}} ~~(lit. "more good").~~

Adjectives, like nouns, have been heavily reduced, down to the positive, comparative, and superlative forms. The comparative and superlative are formed with {{l|snon|-ir}} and {{l|snon|-ist}} respectively.

In modern Scots Norse, adjectives have at most three forms, 2 singulars and a plural. Only the singular changes for gender, where the distinction is through mutation, the masculine causing lenition while the feminine doesn't cause mutation.

~~{{snon-decl-adj|a|ld}}~~

===Numerals===

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 ==Morphology==
+Every part of speech is split among three "types" or "classes" based on the mutation they ''cause'' in the following word, these are called "radical", "lenite", and "eclipse", and they generally don't affect the word itself.
 ===Pronouns===
 {{snon-pronouns}}
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 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 essentially always formed with {{l|snon|-ar}}, there are a few exceptions formed with {{l|snon|-an}}, which always come from Gàidhlig.
+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. The rest of the exceptions come from preserved umlaut forms, such as {{l|snon|madh}}, with the plural {{l|snon|medh}}.
 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}}.
 ===Adjectives===
-Both the comparative and superlative forms were lost by the time of Sudrey Norse, being replaced with the usage of {{lang|snon|{{term|mèr}}}} ("more") and {{lang|snon|{{term|mast}}}} ("most"), so rather than, say, {{mn|non|beztr}} (hypothetical Scots Norse **{{lang|snon|bast}}) for "better", it is instead {{lang|snon|mèr ghòedh}} (lit. "more good").
+Adjectives, like nouns, have been heavily reduced, down to the positive, comparative, and superlative forms. The comparative and superlative are formed with {{l|snon|-ir}} and {{l|snon|-ist}} respectively.
-In modern Scots Norse, adjectives have at most three forms, 2 singulars and a plural. Only the singular changes for gender, where the distinction is through mutation, the masculine causing lenition while the feminine doesn't cause mutation.
-{{snon-decl-adj|a|ld}}
 ===Numerals===