Zhendic

Zhendic (sta lenƣa Ƣendⱶca /sta leŋgɐ ʒɛːntkɐ/) is the most grammatically conservative Romance language in the Unbegotten timeline. It is characterized by

• preservation of Latin declension, including the distinction between nominative and oblique stems
• some weird Armenian-inspired sound changes, for example:
  • duō > erƣu /ɛrgu/ '2'

(Inspired in part by Wenedyk, might change name)

Sketch

Jo sam sta ƣia, sta ƣierⱶtas et sta ƣita /jo sɐm stɐ ʒiɐ, stɐ ʒiːərtɐs ɛ stɐ ʒitɐ/ = I am the way, the truth and the life

Morphology

Nouns

Zhendic nouns decline in 4 cases: nominative, objective (used for direct objects and some prepositional objects), genitive and vocative. They fully retain the neuter gender and various declensions. Various 3rd declension nouns in particular now serve as model nouns.

It has definite articles (masculine ste, feminine sta, neuter stu) but no indefinite articles.

1st declension

puella > feila nom: feila, feily (y like Polish y) gen: feily, feilor obj: feilo, feilos

	feila (f.) = daughter, young girl
	singular	plural
Nominative	feila	feily
Vocative	feila!	feily!
Genitive	feily	feilor
Objective	feilo	feilos

2nd declension

	duoms (m.) = house, home
	singular	plural
Nominative	duoms	duomi
Vocative	duom!	duomi!
Genitive	duomi	duomur
Objective	duomu	duomus

	csailu (n.) = castle
	singular	plural
Nominative	csailu	csaila
Vocative	csail!	csaila!
Genitive	csaili	csailur
Objective	csailu	csaila

3rd declension

piscis > peщs nom: peщs, peщes gen: peщs, peщ obj: peщe, peщis

vēritas > ƣiertas nom: ƣiertas, ƣiertotes gen: ƣiertôs, ƣiertot obj: ƣiertote, ƣiertotis

genus > zens nom: zens, zenera gen: zenerys, zener obj: zens, zenera

Adjectives

1st/2nd decl.

buons = good nom: buons, buona, buonu; buoni, buony, buona gen: buoni, buony, buoni; buonur, buonor, buonur obj: buonu, buono, buonu; buonus, buonos, buonus

3rd decl.

faċilⱶs = easy nom: facilⱶs, facilⱶs, facil; faciles, faciles, facilja gen: facilⱶs; faċilju obj: facile, facile, facil; facilis, facilis, facilja