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Genders and declensions are dependent on the form of the noun. Due to the prevailing endings in direct case, ''dragon'' nouns are also called the ''s-class''; ''lotus'' nouns the ''m-class''; and ''parrot'' nouns the ''h-class'': | Genders and declensions are dependent on the form of the noun. Due to the prevailing endings in direct case, ''dragon'' nouns are also called the ''s-class''; ''lotus'' nouns the ''m-class''; and ''parrot'' nouns the ''h-class'': | ||
'''Dragon nouns ( | '''Dragon nouns (kaṃšūlñī halenī)''': | ||
* '''1s''': nouns ending in ''-as'' or ''-ās'' | * '''1s''': nouns ending in ''-as'' or ''-ās'' | ||
* '''2s''': nouns ending in ''-us'' or ''-ūs'' | * '''2s''': nouns ending in ''-us'' or ''-ūs'' | ||
* '''3s''': nouns ending in ''-is'' or ''-īs'' | * '''3s''': nouns ending in ''-is'' or ''-īs'' | ||
* '''4s''': nouns ending in ''-oe'' /ˈɔə̯/ | * '''4s''': nouns ending in ''-oe'' /ˈɔə̯/ | ||
'''Lotus nouns ( | '''Lotus nouns (yujamñī halenī)''': | ||
* '''1m''': nouns ending in ''-am'', ''-em'', ''-ām'', ''-ėm'', or any vowel plus ''-n'' | * '''1m''': nouns ending in ''-am'', ''-em'', ''-ām'', ''-ėm'', or any vowel plus ''-n'' | ||
* '''2m''': nouns ending in ''-um'' or ''-ūm'' | * '''2m''': nouns ending in ''-um'' or ''-ūm'' | ||
* '''3m''': nouns ending in ''-im'' or ''-īm'' | * '''3m''': nouns ending in ''-im'' or ''-īm'' | ||
* '''4m''': nouns ending in ''-ai'' | * '''4m''': nouns ending in ''-ai'' | ||
'''Parrot nouns ( | '''Parrot nouns (geltařñī halenī)''': | ||
* '''1h''': nouns ending in ''-a'', ''-ah'', ''-ā'', or ''-āh'' | * '''1h''': nouns ending in ''-a'', ''-ah'', ''-ā'', or ''-āh'' | ||
* '''2h''': nouns ending in ''-ė'', ''-eh'', or ''-ėh'' (and a few exceptions in ''-oê'' /ɔˈɛ/) | * '''2h''': nouns ending in ''-ė'', ''-eh'', or ''-ėh'' (and a few exceptions in ''-oê'' /ɔˈɛ/) |
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