Azano/Noun Declension

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Declension of nouns

Nouns in Azano decline for case, gender, and number. They are categorised into 4 classes which focuses on the stem of the noun, namely Declensions I II III and IV. Declensions I to III contrast by the backness of the vowels, with I the frontest and the III the backest, meanwhile IV ends mainly in a consonant stem.

Declension I (First Declension)

Declension I is applied to nouns that end in the -a stem.

Sample Nouns: nekma, guēta, mea

Suffixes
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative -abis -æt -âl -abismis -ætas -âltaf
Genitive -arunt -æro -âv -aruntis -ærum -âvato
Dative -azus -ævus -âzar -azusis -ævi -âzlar
Ablative -ablatus -æş -âne -ablati -æst -ândet
Vocative -a
Declension Table
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nekmâ nekmæ
Accusative nekmabis nekmæt nekmâl nekmabismis nekmætas nekmâltaf
Genitive nekmarunt nekmæro nekmâv nekmaruntis nekmærum nekmâvato
Dative nekmazus nekmævus nekmâzar nekmazusis nekmævi nekmâzlar
Ablative nekmablatus nekmæş nekmâne nekmablati nekmæst nekmândet
Vocative nekma

Declension II (Second Declension)

Declension II is applied to nouns that end in stems -e -ë -i

Sample Nouns: rējeve, tœjëħë, xoladti

Suffixes
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
Vocative
Declension Table
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
Vocative

Declension III (Third Declension)

Declension III is applied to nouns that end in stems -o -ô -u

Suffixes
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
Vocative
Declension Table
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
Vocative

Declension IV (Fourth Declension

Declension IV is applied to nouns that end in consonant stems -y -ø -œ.

Suffixes
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
Vocative
Declension Table
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Ablative
Vocative