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===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
Adjectives are declined as the noun classes; however, in constrast to the masculine and neuter, the feminine always falls under the ā-stem class. | Adjectives are declined as the noun classes; however, in constrast to the masculine and neuter, the feminine almost always falls under the ā-stem class. | ||
The formation of the feminine depends on the masculine and neuter class as per the table below | The formation of the feminine generally depends on the masculine and neuter class as per the table below: | ||
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¹ The feminine secondary stem may end in a palatalized consonant instead of ''-y-''. | ¹ The feminine secondary stem may end in a palatalized consonant instead of ''-y-''. | ||
The citation form of adjectives is: ''masculine singular nominative, neuter singular nominative, (masculine/neuter singular genitive), feminine singular nominative, (feminine singular genitive)''. | The citation form of adjectives is: ''masculine singular nominative, neuter singular nominative, (masculine/neuter singular genitive), (feminine singular nominative), (feminine singular genitive)''. | ||
*The genitive(s) can be dropped when the adjective is declined regularly. This most often happens with ō/ā-stem adjectives. | *The genitive(s) can be dropped when the adjective is declined regularly. This most often happens with ō/ā-stem adjectives. | ||
*The feminine singular nominative is dropped when feminine forms are identical to the masculine. This occurs in a few adjectives (never o/ā-class), the most notable of which are the cardinal numbers between 3 and 10. | |||
===Numerals=== | ===Numerals=== | ||