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===Articles=== | ===Articles=== | ||
The articles follow their own particular declension. Note that masculine and neuter articles have the same forms in the genitive and dative. | The articles follow their own particular declension. Note that masculine and neuter articles have the same forms in the genitive and dative. | ||
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! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=3 | Singular !! colspan=3 | Plural | ! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=3 | Singular !! colspan=3 | Plural | ||
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| tom || at || tám || tás || tá || tás | | tom || at || tám || tás || tá || tás | ||
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====Possessives==== | |||
Possessives follow the same declension of articles, as they are diachronically formed from the pronominal genitive attached to an article. Note that the neuter singular has a ''-t-'' inserted before the article. The possessives are:<br/> | Possessives follow the same declension of articles, as they are diachronically formed from the pronominal genitive attached to an article. Note that the neuter singular has a ''-t-'' inserted before the article. The possessives are:<br/> | ||
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As an example, only the declension of '''minso''' is given here: | As an example, only the declension of '''minso''' is given here: | ||
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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives follow a declension very similar to articles, although with slightly different endings, as they were originally articles attached to the end of (declined) nouns. The adjectival terminations are: | Adjectives follow a declension very similar to articles, although with slightly different endings, as they were originally articles attached to the end of (declined) nouns. The adjectival terminations are: | ||
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! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=3 | Singular !! colspan=3 | Plural | ! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=3 | Singular !! colspan=3 | Plural | ||