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Note that "(u)" refers to the presence of u-umlaut and "∅" refers to a null ending. | Note that "(u)" refers to the presence of u-umlaut and "∅" refers to a null ending. | ||
=====Strong Common Nouns===== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ Strong Common | |+ Strong Common Noun Endings | ||
|- | |- | ||
! !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Dative !! Genitive | ! !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Dative !! Genitive | ||
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|hr'''å'''fn'''em''' | |hr'''å'''fn'''em''' | ||
|hrafn'''e''' | |hrafn'''e''' | ||
|} | |||
=====i-Umlaut Strong Common Nouns===== | |||
A number of strong common nouns show an i-umlaut in the dative singular and in the nominative and accusative plurals, as well as an ending of -er in the nominative and accusative plurals. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="3" |'''hånd - “hand”''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Nominative''' | |||
|hånd | |||
|h'''e'''nd'''er''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Accusative''' | |||
|hånd | |||
|h'''e'''nd'''er''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Dative''' | |||
|h'''e'''nd'''i''' | |||
|hånd'''em''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Genitive''' | |||
|hånd'''ar''' | |||
|hånd'''e''' | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="3" |'''tån - “tooth”''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Nominative''' | |||
|tån | |||
|t'''e'''nn'''er''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Accusative''' | |||
|tån | |||
|t'''e'''nn'''er''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Dative''' | |||
|t'''e'''n'''i''' | |||
|tånn'''em''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Genitive''' | |||
|tån'''ar''' | |||
|tånn'''e''' | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="3" |'''rot - “root”''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Nominative''' | |||
|rot | |||
|r'''y'''t'''er''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Accusative''' | |||
|rot | |||
|r'''y'''t'''er''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Dative''' | |||
|r'''y'''t'''i''' | |||
|rot'''em''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Genitive''' | |||
|rot'''ar''' | |||
|rot'''e''' | |||
|} | |||
=====The Family Declension===== | |||
These nouns all refer to family members. They are characterized by a consistent -ar ending in the cases of the singular, and an i-umlaut in the stem in the plural cases. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! | |||
!'''father''' | |||
!'''mother''' | |||
!'''brother''' | |||
!'''sister''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Nom, Acc, Dat''' | |||
|faðar | |||
|moðar | |||
|broðar | |||
|søstar | |||
|- | |||
!'''Gen''' | |||
|faðar'''s''' | |||
|moðar'''s''' | |||
|broðar'''s''' | |||
|søstar'''s''' | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="5" |'''Plur''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Nom, Acc''' | |||
|f'''e'''ðer | |||
|m'''y'''ðer | |||
|br'''y'''ðer | |||
|s'''ø'''ster | |||
|- | |||
!'''Dat''' | |||
|f'''e'''ðr'''em''' | |||
|m'''y'''ðrem | |||
|br'''y'''ðr'''em''' | |||
|s'''ø'''str'''em''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Gen''' | |||
|f'''e'''ðr'''e''' | |||
|m'''y'''ðre | |||
|br'''y'''ðr'''e''' | |||
|s'''ø'''str'''e''' | |||
|} | |} | ||
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