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| =Morphology= | | =Morphology= |
| ==Nouns== | | ===Nouns=== |
| Nouns are declined according to three genders (Masculine, Feminine and Neuter), three cases (Nominative, Genitive and Dative) and two numbers (Singular and Plural). | | Nouns are declined according to number only (singular or plural). There are no grammatical genders in Éljansk and case is not marked. |
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| | The base form of the noun is always singular, e.g. ''man'' "man", ''barn'' "child", ''ríķ'' "kingdom". In most cases the plural is formed by adding ''-er'' to the singular form, e.g. ''maner'' "men", ''barner'' "children", ''ríkjer'' "kingdoms". |
| |+ First Declension: ''man'' "man" (m.)
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| ! Nominative
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| | ''man'' || ''maner''
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| ! Genitive
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| |''mans'' || ''man''
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| ! Dative
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| | ''maņ'' || ''manum''
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| | The genitive of possession is shown by placing the possessor after the possessed, e.g. ''hús Duvan'' "Duvan's house", ''kirk Patrik'' "Patrick's church". When the possessor is a definite noun, the article ''en'' may be placed before it, e.g. ''Kong en Éljaner'' "King of the Isles". |
| |+ First Declension: ''ríķ'' "kingdom" (n.)
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| | ''ríķ'' || ''ríkjer''
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| |''ríķs'' || ''ríķ''
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| | ''ríķ'' || ''ríkjum''
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| | ===Articles=== |
| |+ Second Declension: ''fadher'' "feather" (f.)
| | There is no indefinite article and the noun alone is considered indefinite, e.g. ''stól'' "(a) stool", ''ár'' "(an) oar". The definite article is ''en'' for both the singular and plural; it always precedes the noun, e.g. ''en stól'' "the stool", ''en árer'' "the oars". |
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| | ''fadher'' || ''fadhrer''
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| |''fadhrer'' || ''fadher''
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| | ''fadher'' || ''fadhrum''
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| ===Articles=== | | ===Pronouns=== |
| There is no indefinite article in Éljansk. The definite article is declined according to gender, number and case.
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| | ====Demonstrative==== |
| | ====Indefinite==== |
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| ! || colspan="2;" | Masculine || colspan="2;" | Feminine || colspan="2;" | Neuter
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| ! !! Singular !! Plural || Singular || Plural || Singular || Plural
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| ! Nominative
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| | ''en'' || ''ener'' || ''en'' || ''ener'' || ''et'' || ''en''
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| ! Genitive
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| | ''ens'' || ''ena'' || ''ener'' || ''ena'' || ''ens'' || ''ena''
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| ! Dative
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| | ''eņ'' || ''enum'' || ''en'' || ''enum'' || ''en'' || ''enum''
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| =Syntax= | | =Syntax= |
| =Vocabulary= | | =Vocabulary= |