Tocharian D/Nouns
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Nouns in Tocharian D infect for number(singular/plural) and case()
number
case
declension
Conjugation in nouns have largely taken over the system of Proto-Indo-European languages. They are classified into four types according to their stem: /a/type, /n/type, /i/type, and /u/type. There are a small number of other three types, root nouns (ending with a consonant), kinship nouns (ending with /er/), and /s/type nouns.
/a/type
Case | yähwa "horse" | |
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Singular | w:Plural | |
Nominative | yähwa | yähwi |
Vocative | yahw | — |
Accusative | yähwa | yähwan |
Genitive | yähway | yähwan |
Dative | yähway | yähwama |
Instrumental | yähwa | yähwami |
/n/type
Case | kwäma "man" | |
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Singular | w:Plural | |
Nominative | kwäma | kwämañ |
Vocative | kwäm | — |
Accusative | kwämanu | kwämanun |
Genitive | kwämañ | kwämana |
Dative | kwämañ | kwämama |
Instrumental | kwämañe | kwämami |
/i/type
Case | kašä "guest" | |
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Singular | w:Plural | |
Nominative | kašä | kaši |
Vocative | kaš | — |
Accusative | kašä | kašän |
Genitive | kaši | kašäya |
Dative | kaši | kašäma |
Instrumental | kaši | kašämi |
/u/type
Case | sänu "son" | |
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Singular | w:Plural | |
Nominative | sänu | sänäy |
Vocative | sän | — |
Accusative | sänu | sänun |
Genitive | säno | sänäwa |
Dative | säno | sänäma |
Instrumental | säno | sänämi |
kinship nouns (/er/ type)
Case | macer "mother" | |
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Singular | w:Plural | |
Nominative | macer | matŕ |
Vocative | macer | — |
Accusative | macäru | matru |
Genitive | matär | matra |
Dative | matŕ | maträma |
Instrumental | matŕe | maträmi |
/s/ type
Case | lampia "lamb" | |
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Singular | w:Plural | |
Nominative | lampia | lampisa |
Vocative | lampi | — |
Accusative | lampia | lampisan |
Genitive | lampiasi | lampisa |
Dative | lampiasi | lampisäma |
Instrumental | lampiasi | lampisämi |
root nouns
Case | faθ "foot" | |
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Singular | w:Plural | |
Nominative | faθ | fac |
Vocative | fat | — |
Accusative | fatu | fatun |
Genitive | fac | fata |
Dative | fac | fatäma |
Instrumental | fac | fatämi |