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# Substantives are formed by adding ''a'' to the root. There are two cases: the nominative and the oblique (genitive). The root with the added ''a'' (and possibly ''ne'', ''mi'' or ''nu'') is the nominative, the genitive adds an ''r''. Other cases are formed by prepositions, which are always followed by the genitive; e.g. ''efnidh-'' (father) → ''efnidha'' (father), ''efnidhane'' (the father), ''ru efnidhaner'' (with the father), ''ru efnidhanur'' (with the fathers). | # Substantives are formed by adding ''a'' to the root. There are two cases: the nominative and the oblique (genitive). The root with the added ''a'' (and possibly ''ne'', ''mi'' or ''nu'') is the nominative, the genitive adds an ''r''. Other cases are formed by prepositions, which are always followed by the genitive; e.g. ''efnidh-'' (father) → ''efnidha'' (father), ''efnidhane'' (the father), ''ru efnidhaner'' (with the father), ''ru efnidhanur'' (with the fathers). | ||
# Adjectives are formed by adding ''-e'' to the root. Adjectives don't inflect for number or case. The comparative is formed by suffixing ''hir'' (more); the superlative by ''hirne'' (most). The word "than" is rendered by ''fons''. | # Adjectives are formed by adding ''-e'' to the root. Adjectives don't inflect for number or case. The comparative is formed by suffixing ''hir'' (more); the superlative by ''hirne'' (most). The word "than" is rendered by ''fons''. | ||
# The numbers are ''dhir'' (0), ''jeth'' (1), ''slu'' (2), ''der'' (3), ''ŝkiŭ'' (4), ''dhaŝt'' (5), ''meĥ'' (6), ''reg'' (36), ''demoĵ'' (1296), and ''demoĵir'' (1679616). The other numbers are formed by junction of the numerals starting with the lowest place value, with ''a'' to separate the places: 215(base 6) = ''dhaŝt a meĥ a reg slu''. Nouns following numbers are always singular. Ordinals are formed by adding ''me'' to the cardinals: ''jethme'' 'first', ''slume'' 'second', ... Multiplicatives as in "threefold", "fourfold", ... add an infix ''luĵ'' followed by an adjectival -''e'': ''derluĵe'' "threefold". Fractionals add an infix ''mor'' before the nominal -''a'': ''dermora'' "third", ''slu dermora'' "two thirds". | |||
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