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* '''-yr''' (pl. ''-(y)rae''), mostly added to masculine nouns ending with ''-ydh'' and denoting agent, ex.: '''melbydh''' (= "singer") > '''melbydhyr''' (plural: ''melbydhrae''); | * '''-yr''' (pl. ''-(y)rae''), mostly added to masculine nouns ending with ''-ydh'' and denoting agent, ex.: '''melbydh''' (= "singer") > '''melbydhyr''' (plural: ''melbydhrae''); | ||
* '''-ein''' (pl. ''-anae''), added to many nouns, ex.: '''ethyr''' > '''ethrein''' (plural: ''ethranae''); '''fil''' > '''filein''' (plural: ''filanae''); | * '''-ein''' (pl. ''-anae''), added to many nouns, ex.: '''ethyr''' > '''ethrein''' (plural: ''ethranae''); '''fil''' > '''filein''' (plural: ''filanae''); | ||
* '''-ei-''' (pl. ''-a-ae''), that replaces the ending ''a + consonant'' of many masculine nouns, ex.: '''elaf''' (= "deer") > '''eleif''' (plural: ''elafae''); ''' | * '''-ei-''' (pl. ''-a-ae''), that replaces the ending ''a + consonant'' of many masculine nouns, ex.: '''elaf''' (= "deer") > '''eleif''' (plural: ''elafae''); '''maw''' (= "sorcerer") > '''meiw''' (= "witch") (plural: ''mawae''). | ||
Sometimes the feminine form is obtained by changing the last vowel, ex.: '''keldh''' > '''kyldh''' (plural: ''keldhae''). | |||