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**Many nouns (especially feminine) also have an "indefinite genitive", which is formed with ''-eéd'', ''-aád'', or ''-oód''. ''-eéd'' is the most common. ''-oód'' is used for plurals (especially after a cardinal number). ''-aád'' is mostly used to form ordinal numeral. | **Many nouns (especially feminine) also have an "indefinite genitive", which is formed with ''-eéd'', ''-aád'', or ''-oód''. ''-eéd'' is the most common. ''-oód'' is used for plurals (especially after a cardinal number). ''-aád'' is mostly used to form ordinal numeral. | ||
::e.g. ''dhár naagh<b>eéd</b>'' "women's clothes (in general)" vs. ''dhár naág'' "clothes of a (specific) woman" | ::e.g. ''dhár naagh<b>eéd</b>'' "women's clothes (in general)" vs. ''dhár naág'' "clothes of a (specific) woman" | ||
*'''Vocative''': There are two ways of forming the vocative. | *'''Vocative''': There are two ways of forming the vocative. These are used differently, but I'm in the process of learning exactly how (at the moment, I can only tell if a specific usage sounds right or wrong). | ||
**'''Tonal vocative''': Formed with a high tone in the initial mora (and no other high tones). Instead of regular plural suffixes, the plural takes the suffix ''-eyaal'' (eliding any final vowels). | **'''Tonal vocative''': Formed with a high tone in the initial mora (and no other high tones). Instead of regular plural suffixes, the plural takes the suffix ''-eyaal'' (eliding any final vowels). | ||
**'''Suffixed vocative''': Formed with a suffix. There are two types. | **'''Suffixed vocative''': Formed with a suffix. There are two types. | ||