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Anglian [[noun]]s have one of two genders (masculine or feminine) that must be learned together with the word, there ther are some patterns one could learn, which are | Anglian [[noun]]s have one of two genders (masculine or feminine) that must be learned together with the word, there ther are some patterns one could learn, which are | ||
*nouns ending in -a are masculine, unlike most other romance languages | *nouns ending in -a are masculine, unlike most other romance languages | ||
They are inflected for two numbers (singular and plural) and for case (nominative and genitive). | They are inflected for two numbers (singular and plural) and for case (nominative and genitive). | ||
A regular | A regular Anglian noun belongs to one of four main declensions, a group of nouns with similar inflected forms. The declensions are identified by the Nomitive singular form of the noun. | ||
====First declension==== | ====First declension==== | ||
The '''first declension''' is the largest of the declensions and the | The '''first declension''' is the second largest of the declensions. It contains almost exclusively feminine nouns . It is characterized by a nominative singular -Ø and is mainly descended from the Latin first and fifth declension, as well as from many neuter nouns. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! rowspan="2" | | |||
! colspan="2" |''[[Contionary:sceal|sċeal]]'' | |||
stair (f.) | |||
! colspan="2" |''[[Contionary:ealp|ealp]]'' | |||
dawn (f.) | |||
|- | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
!Nominative | |||
|sċeal | |||
|sċealas | |||
|ealp | |||
|ealpas | |||
|- | |||
!Genetive | |||
|sċeale | |||
|sċealrum | |||
|ealpe | |||
|ealprum | |||
|} | |||
====Second declension==== | |||
The '''second declension''' is the largest of the declensions. It contains almost exclusively masculine nouns . It is characterized by a nominative singular -Ø or -a. It is mainly descended from the Latin second declension. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|} | |} | ||
== | ==Third Declension== | ||
The | The '''third declension''' is the second smallest of the declensions. It contains almost exclusively masculine nouns. It is characterized by a nominative singular -e. It is mainly descended from the Latin third declension (-em). | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" | | ||
! colspan="2" |''[[Contionary: | ! colspan="2" |''[[Contionary:ċeowrese|ċeowrese]]'' | ||
beer (m.) | |||
! colspan="2" |''[[Contionary: | ! colspan="2" |''[[Contionary:nounanæþre|nounanæþre]]'' | ||
duck (m.) | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Singular | !Singular | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!Nominative | !Nominative | ||
| | |ċeowrese | ||
| | |ċeowrasas | ||
| | |nounanæþre | ||
| | |nounanæþras | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Genetive | !Genetive | ||
| | |ċeowreses | ||
| | |ċeowreserum | ||
| | |nounanæþres | ||
| | |nounanæþerum | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Fourth Declension== | |||
The '''fourth declension''' is the smallest of the declensions. It contains almost exclusively feminine nouns . It is characterized by a nominative singular -e. It is mainly descended from the Latin first declension (-ia). | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! rowspan="2" | | |||
! colspan="2" |''[[Contionary:bowe|bowe]]'' | |||
ox (m.) | |||
! colspan="2" |''[[Contionary:nufe|nufe]]'' | |||
cloud (m.) | |||
|- | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
!Nominative | |||
|bowe | |||
|bowes | |||
|nufe | |||
|nufes | |||
|- | |||
!Genetive | |||
|bowes | |||
|bow | |||
|nyfes | |||
|nyf | |||
|} | |||
==Sample texts== | ==Sample texts== | ||