Tocharian D/Nouns

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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"
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"
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"
Singular w:Plural
Nominative kašä kaši
Vocative kaš
Accusative kašä kašän
Genitive kaši kašäya
Dative kaši kašäma
Instrumental kaši kašämi

/u/type

Case swänu "son"
Singular w:Plural
Nominative swänu swänäy
Vocative swän
Accusative swänu swänun
Genitive swäno swänäwa
Dative swäno swänäma
Instrumental swäno swänämi

kinship nouns (/er/ type)

Case macer "mother"
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"
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"
Singular w:Plural
Nominative faθ fac
Vocative fat
Accusative fatu fatun
Genitive fac fata
Dative fac fatäma
Instrumental fac fatämi