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Most of the actual declensions of nouns are fairly standard – much more standardised, in fact, than Gothic – however, the various phonological rules governing the language create a great deal of variation (See [[#Phonology|Phonology]]). It is important to be familiar with the rules set forth in the Phonology section of this document in order to fully understand some of the otherwise unexpected variants that emerge.
Most of the actual declensions of nouns are fairly standard – much more standardised, in fact, than Gothic – however, the various phonological rules governing the language create a great deal of variation (See [[#Phonology|Phonology]]). It is important to be familiar with the rules set forth in the Phonology section of this document in order to fully understand some of the otherwise unexpected variants that emerge.


===[[Valthungian/a-Stem Nouns|a-Stems (Masculine & Neuter)]]===
Details about the inflections of individual noun classes and their variants can be found here: [[Valthungian/Nouns]]
This is by far the most common noun class, and technically includes the feminine ō-stems as well, though we describe those here separately. The masculine and neuter forms of all a-stems differ only in the nominative and accusative.
 
====a-Stems====
These nouns end in a consonant and are followed by a simple ending with no drama.
There are some minor variations, more of which are detailed in [[Valthungian/a-Stem Nouns|Valthungian a-Stem Nouns]].
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.m.a|slēp|slēp|sleep}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.n.a|plat|plat|tie}}
 
====ja-Stems====
The ja-stem nouns contain a short vowel followed by a single consonant which is followed by –j– which is in turn followed by the a-stem endings. At least that’s how it was two millennia ago, but now the –j– has vanished, the endings disappeared, the vowel (usually) subjected to umlaut, and the stem’s final consonant (usually) subjected to palatalisation. More details at [[Valthungian/a-Stem Nouns#ja-Stems|Valthungian a-Stem Nouns]].
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.m.ja|tap|tep|carpet}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.n.ja|kaf|kef|coffee}}
 
====ija-Stems====
The ija-stems are a variation of the ja-stems, but these follow stems with long vowels or multiple consonants or syllables before the ending. (This is the modern Valthungian reflex of something called [[wiki:Siever's Law#Sievers's_law_in_Germanic|Siever’s Law]].) The main difference between ja-stems and ija-stems in Modern Valthungian is that there is no palatalisation in the nominative and genitive singular, though there is still umlaut. (This same pattern occurs in the class 1 weak verbs.) More details at [[Valthungian/a-Stem Nouns#ija-Stems|Valthungian a-Stem Nouns]].
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.m.ija|mīr|mīr|observer}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.n.ija|futl|fytl|full moon}}
 
====wa-Stems====
The wa-stems nouns have –w– after the stem instead of  –j–, and they tend to be a lot less dramatic than the j-stems because there is no palatalisation or umlaut or Siever’s Law to worry about. They are, however, plagued by another rule called [[wiki:Holtzmann's Law|Holtzmann’s Law]] – or an extension of it, anyway – which causes an unexpected –g– to pop up in a few of the declensions. More details at [[Valthungian/a-Stem Nouns#wa-Stems|Valthungian a-Stem Nouns]].
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.m.wa|skað|shadow}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.n.wa|mil|flour}}
 
====wja-Stems====
The wja-stems combine all of the worst aspects of the w- and j-stems, but fortunately they’re a pretty small group. Read more about them here: [[Valthungian/a-Stem Nouns#wja-Stems|Valthungian a-Stem Nouns]].
 
===[[Valthungian/ō-Stem Nouns|ō-Stems (Feminine)]]===
The ō-stems are really just the feminine version of the a-stems, historically speaking. More details about all of the [[Valthungian/ō-Stem Nouns|ō-Stem Family]] here.
 
====ō-Stems====
The pure ō-stems have even less drama than the masculine and neuter a-stems. No metathesis, no umlaut, no palatalisation: pretty straightforward, really.
{{Template: Valthungian/n.st.f.ō|snuž|daughter-in-law}}
 
====jō-Stems====
The jō-stems have umlaut, but it is persistent throughout the paradigm, so there are no extra steps to learn. There are the usual palatal variations as well, but they are also consistent.
{{Template: Valthungian/n.st.f.jō|hen|hen}}
 
====ijō-Stems====
The ijō-stems are a bit weird, mainly because the nominative singular seems to have collapsed in Proto-Germanic into a single -i (more of [[wiki:Siever's Law|Siever’s]] shenanigans), leaving a modern reflex of a simple -e following an unumlauted, unpalatalised stem. Otherwise, the ijō-stems are indistinguishable from the jō-stems in modern Valthungian.
{{Template: Valthungian/n.st.f.ijō|hundr|hyndr|century}}
 
====wō-Stems====
The wō-stems are uneventful, differing from the standard ō-stems only in that a /u/ shows up in some of the endings instead of the standard /a/.
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.f.wō|band|symbol}}
 
===[[Valthungian/i-Stem Nouns|i-Stems (Masculine & Feminine)]]===
====i-Stems====
The i-stems are very similar to the a-stems – the singular declension is identical to the masculine a-stems – but the plural resembles the ja-stems, and the nominative plural has umlaut. The i-stems can be masculine or feminine, and their declensions are identical. There are no neuter i-stem nouns.
 
Most nouns which were part of the “consonant-stems” in Gothic (such as '''''[[Contionary: miluks#Valthungian|miluks]]''''' or '''''[[Contionary: mēnaþs#Valthungian|mēnaþs]]''''' were assimilated into the i-stem class.
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.f.i|dluþ|dluð|dlyð|feast}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.m.i|mat|mat|met|meal}}
 
===[[Valthungian/u-Stem Nouns|u-Stems (all genders)]]===
====u-Stems====
The u-stems are similar to the i-stems except – you guessed it! – the stems have /u/ instead of /i/. The masculine and feminine declensions are identical (like the i-stems), but there are also neuter u-stems. A large number of u-stems are made up of borrowed Latin words ending in –us and Greek words ending in -ος (–os). The genitive and dative singular of the u-stems has been assimilated from the wa-stems, and there is both umlaut and palatalisation in the nominative and genitive plural.
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.m.u|þās|þǣš|badger}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.f.u|hand|henǧ|hand}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.n.u|šalt|šelč|peach}}
====ju-Stem====
The ju-stems are to the u-stems as the ja-stems are to the a-stems. There is umlaut and palatalisation throughout the paradigm. Once again, the masculine and feminine declensions are identical.
 
The neuter u-stem only exists in newly-borrowed Latin or Latinate words ending in –ium (e.g. '''''[[aluminio#Valthungian|aluminio]]''''' ‘aluminum’), while earlier borrowings of neuter nouns in –ium tend to be ja- or ija-stems (e.g. '''''[[ōraloge#Valthungian|ōraloge]]''''' ‘clock’, from ''[[wikt:horologium|hōrologium]]'')
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.m.ju|dryn|voice}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.f.ju-pal|wǣǧ|wall}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.n.ju|krœum|chrome}}
 
===[[Valthungian/r-Stem Nouns|r-Stems (all genders)]]===
The r-stems are a very small class of nouns consisting of family members. Here are some samples, but the full list can be found at [[Valthungian/r-Stem Nouns|Valthungian r-Stem Nouns]].
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.m.r|fað|feð|father}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.f.r|mōð|mœuð|mother}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.st.n.r|ǧut|ǧut|grandchild}}
 
===[[Valthungian/n-Stem Nouns|n-Stems (all genders)]]===
The n-stems, sometimes known as “weak nouns,” decline in the same manner as weak adjectives. Like the a-, ō-, and u-stems, they have various reflexes depending on the presence of glides between the stem and the endings. Weak neuter nouns are very rare, and mostly refer to parts of the body.
====ōn-Stem====
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.m.ô|gum|person}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.f.ǭ|drjus|cliff}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.n.ô|hret|heart}}
====jōn-Stem====
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.m.jô|sinþ|traveller}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.f.jǭ|sinþ|traveller}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.n.jô|lip|lip}}
 
====wōn-Stem====
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.m.wô|ank|butter}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.f.wǭ|þīf|thunder}}
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.n.wô|teg|toe}}
 
====īn-Stem====
The īn-stems are exclusively feminine, and are comprised largely of nominalized adjectives.
{{Template:Valthungian/n.wk.f.į̄n|ǣð|mother}}
 
===[[Valthungian/n-Stems#Heteroclites|r/n-Stems (“Heteroclitic Nouns”)]]===
The r/n-stems, also known as “heteroclitic nouns” or “heteroclites,” are a small group of weak neuter nouns in which the typical -n- of the ending is replaced by -r- in some declensions. This is and old, ''old'' relic likely from Pre-Indo-European. Heteroclites were not present in Gothic. They are all somewhat irregular, but there are just three of them:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan=5| Weak Neuter r/n-Stem Noun: ''[[Contionary: ǧikur|ǧikur]]'' ‘liver’
|-
! width=150|n.wk.n.r/n
! width=150|Nominative
! width=150|Genitive
! width=150|Dative
! width=150|Accusative
|-
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Singular'''
|ǧikur
|ǧikuns
|ǧikun
|ǧikun
|-
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Plural'''
|ǧikuna
|ǧikunaro
|ǧikum
|ǧikuna
|}
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan=5| Weak Neuter r/n-Stem Noun: ''[[Contionary: fōr|fōr]]'' ‘fire’
|-
! width=150|n.wk.n.r/n
! width=150|Nominative
! width=150|Genitive
! width=150|Dative
! width=150|Accusative
|-
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Singular'''
|fōr
|funins
|funin
|fōn
|-
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Plural'''
|funa
|funaro
|funam
|funa
|}
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan=5| Weak Neuter r/n-Stem Noun: ''[[Contionary: watra|watra]]'' ‘water’
|-
! width=150|n.wk.n.r/n
! width=150|Nominative
! width=150|Genitive
! width=150|Dative
! width=150|Accusative
|-
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Singular'''
|watra
|watins
|watin
|watna
|-
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Plural'''
|watna
|watnaro
|watnam
|watna
|}


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