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These two phoenomena have influenced heavily the stress system of Brythohellenic. Nowadays the stress steadily falls on the last but one syllable: this means that in the plural forms of nouns it shifts, ex.: '''thalas''' ['θalas], "sea" > '''thalasas''' [θa'lasas], "seas"; '''aelur''' ['ai̯lur], "cat" > '''aeluroe''' [ai̯'luroi̯], "cats".
These two phoenomena have influenced heavily the stress system of Brythohellenic. Nowadays the stress steadily falls on the last but one syllable: this means that in the plural forms of nouns it shifts, ex.: '''thalas''' ['θalas], "sea" > '''thalasas''' [θa'lasas], "seas"; '''aelur''' ['ai̯lur], "cat" > '''aeluroe''' [ai̯'luroi̯], "cats".
==Grammar==
===Nouns, gender and number===
Even if Ancient Greek had three genders and three numbers, the system simplified a lot and Modern Elynig has got two genders - '''masculine''' and '''feminine''' - and two numbers - '''singular''' and '''plural'''.
It is hard to distinguish the gender of a noun, because there are not specific gender-linked endings: mostly nouns ending with consonant regardless for the gender.
Forming plural is not so complicated, as there are also three plural endings:
* '''oe''', that is typical of masculine nouns;
* '''ae''', that is used with feminine nouns;
* '''as''', less spread and used with both masculine and feminine nouns.
Unfortunately there are also some irregularities which have to be learned by heart, ex.: the plural of '''ŷth''', "fish", is '''ŷth''i''as'''; the plural of '''gy''', "earth", is '''gae'''; the plural of '''yr''', "water", is '''ŷdhas''', and so on. Irregular nouns, however, are few.
Here is a list of nouns with plural form:
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Singular'''
!'''Plural'''
!'''Gender'''
!'''Meaning'''
!'''Singular'''
!'''Plural'''
!'''Gender'''
!'''Meaning'''
|-
!lidh
|lidhoe
|masculine
|stone
!pud
|podas
|masculine
|foot
|-
!hyr
|hyrae
|feminine
|land
!oran
|oranoe
|masculine
|sky, heaven
|-
!kryvid
|kryvidas
|feminine
|shoe
!fys
|fŷdhas
|masculine
|light
|-
!biodh
|biodhoe
|masculine
|life
!lys
|lysae
|feminine
|language
|-
!thyr
|thyras
|masculine
|animal
!bivyl
|bivloe
|masculine
|book
|-
!eyv
|avae
|feminine
|love
!lig
|ligoe
|masculine
|wolf
|-
!koeran
|koeranoe
|masculine
|lord
!koerein
|koeranae
|feminine
|lady
|-
!einyr
|annyr
|masculine
|man
!gnyg
|gnaeg
|feminine
|woman
|-
!kyr
|keirdae
|feminine
|heart
!kefeil
|kefalae
|feminine
|head
|-
!tov
|tovoe
|masculine
|place
!kron
|kronoe
|masculine
|time
|-
!odhyr
|odhroe
|masculine
|morning
!yver
|yverae
|feminine
|day
|-
!dyl
|dylae
|feminine
|afternoon
!efer
|eferae
|feminine
|evening
|-
!nith
|nithas
|feminine
|night
!helyn
|helynae
|feminine
|moon
|-
!keldh
|keldhoe
|masculine
|priest
!kyldh
|keldhae
|feminine
|priestess
|-
!denyr
|denyras
|masculine
|tree
!gadh
|gadhas
|masculine
|hand
|-
!dyr
|deras
|masculine
|star
!omadh
|omadhas
|masculine
|eye
|-
!keidydh
|keidydhas
|masculine
|teacher
!fil
|filoe
|masculine
|friend
|-
!ethyr
|ethroe
|masculine
|enemy
!edhaer
|edhaeroe
|masculine
|lover
|-
!kyn
|kinoe
|masculine
|dog
!kom
|komoe
|masculine
|world
|}
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