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===Nouns===

Nouns have three genders in Qtolqjimctadû : neuter, masculine, and feminine. Genders are marked by the ending and are ~~usually a lexical property~~. Nouns also have two numbers : singular and plural. The plural is marked with a suffix that comes after any gender mark, while the singular is unmarked. The "dictionary" form is the singular neuter~~, and most~~ nouns in the singular neuter end either with a <nowiki><e></nowiki> or with a consonant. The plural takes a different form depending on the ending of the word.

Nouns have three genders in Qtolqjimctadû : neuter, masculine, and feminine. Genders are marked by the ending. Nouns that represent inanimate things are usually neutral, with masculine and feminine generally found in nouns that represent animate things. Some nouns can have all three genders (for example, male and female animal names are often built on the same underlying neutral form). Nouns also have two numbers : singular and plural. The plural is marked with a suffix that comes after any gender mark, while the singular is unmarked. The "dictionary" form when a given noun can have several genders is the singular neuter. Most nouns in the singular neuter end either with a <nowiki><e></nowiki> or with a consonant. The plural takes a different form depending on the ending of the word, in the singular neuter if applicable.

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Ending in -e

|-

! Gender / Number !! Singular !! Plural

|-

| Neuter || -e /ə/ || -ea /ɛ/

|-

| Masculine || -e /ə/ || -ebn /ɛjn/

|-

| Feminine || -ea /ɛ/ || -ean /əɑ̃/

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Neuter singular ending -c, -f, -j, -l, -m, -n, -v, -û, -ë

|-

! Gender / Number !! Singular !! Plural

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 ===Nouns===
-Nouns have three genders in Qtolqjimctadû : neuter, masculine, and feminine. Genders are marked by the ending and are usually a lexical property. Nouns also have two numbers : singular and plural. The plural is marked with a suffix that comes after any gender mark, while the singular is unmarked. The "dictionary" form is the singular neuter, and most nouns in the singular neuter end either with a <nowiki><e></nowiki> or with a consonant. The plural takes a different form depending on the ending of the word.
+Nouns have three genders in Qtolqjimctadû : neuter, masculine, and feminine. Genders are marked by the ending. Nouns that represent inanimate things are usually neutral, with masculine and feminine generally found in nouns that represent animate things. Some nouns can have all three genders (for example, male and female animal names are often built on the same underlying neutral form). Nouns also have two numbers : singular and plural. The plural is marked with a suffix that comes after any gender mark, while the singular is unmarked. The "dictionary" form when a given noun can have several genders is the singular neuter. Most nouns in the singular neuter end either with a <nowiki><e></nowiki> or with a consonant. The plural takes a different form depending on the ending of the word, in the singular neuter if applicable.
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+ Ending in -e
+|-
+! Gender / Number !! Singular !! Plural
+|-
+| Neuter || -e /ə/ || -ea /ɛ/
+|-
+| Masculine || -e /ə/ || -ebn /ɛjn/
+|-
+| Feminine || -ea /ɛ/ || -ean /əɑ̃/
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Neuter singular ending -c, -f, -j, -l, -m, -n, -v, -û, -ë
 |-
 ! Gender / Number !! Singular !! Plural