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===Case=== | ===Case=== | ||
Nouns in Aeranir have a series of different forms, called cases of the noun, which have different functions or meanings. For example, the word for 'king' is | Nouns in Aeranir have a series of different forms, called cases of the noun, which have different functions or meanings. For example, the word for 'king' is ''{{term|rēs}}'' when subject of a verb, but ''rēnin'' when it is the object: | ||
* | * ''auhēs rēs'' 'the king sees (someone)' ([[w:Nominative case|nominative case]]) | ||
* | * ''auhēs rēnin'' '(someone) sees the king' ([[w:Accusative case|accusative case]]) | ||
There are a total of nine cases for most nouns in Aeranir. Outside of the nominative and accusative, they are as the following: | There are a total of nine cases for most nouns in Aeranir. Outside of the nominative and accusative, they are as the following: | ||
* [[w:Vocative case|Vocative]]: | * [[w:Vocative case|Vocative]]: ''rēne iō!'': 'o king!' | ||
* [[w:Essive case|Essive]]: | * [[w:Essive case|Essive]]: ''seū rēnū'': 'as this king' | ||
* [[w:Instrumental case|Instrumental]]: | * [[w:Instrumental case|Instrumental]]: ''seōrun rēnerun'': 'using this king' | ||
* [[w:Genitive case|Genitive]]: | * [[w:Genitive case|Genitive]]: ''sī rēnis'': 'of this king' | ||
* [[w:Dative case|Dative]]: | * [[w:Dative case|Dative]]: ''seō rēnī'': 'to/for this king' | ||
* [[w:Ablative case|Ablative]]: | * [[w:Ablative case|Ablative]]: ''seā rēnī'': 'from/by this king' | ||
* [[w:Locative case|Locative]]: | * [[w:Locative case|Locative]]: ''sīs rēnīs'': 'at/with the king' | ||
Sometimes the same endings, e.g. ''-ī'' and ''-ēs'', are used for more than one case. Since the function of a word in Aeranir is shown by ending rather than word order, in theory | Sometimes the same endings, e.g. ''-ī'' and ''-ēs'', are used for more than one case. Since the function of a word in Aeranir is shown by ending rather than word order, in theory ''requor rēnī'' could mean either 'I return to the king' or 'I return from the king.' In practice, however, such ambiguities are rare. | ||
===Declensions=== | ===Declensions=== | ||