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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
Peshpeg nouns fall into one of four declensions, based on the shape and/or behaviour of the nominal root. | Peshpeg nouns fall into one of four declensions, based on the shape and/or behaviour of the nominal root. Four cases are recognized, although some declensions may lack one or more cases due to phonological mergers and other factors. Irregularities are common. | ||
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| peshpegana | | peshpegana | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center| (n/a) | | colspan="2" style="text-align: center| (n/a) | ||
| | | pefnas | ||
| | | pefna | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center| (n/a) | | colspan="2" style="text-align: center| (n/a) | ||
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| pifnis | | pifnis | ||
| pifnik | | pifnik | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center| kirmok | |||
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! Meaning | ! Meaning | ||
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The plural form is the unmarked form, whereas the Singulative is marked with the suffix ''-s''. Often this suffix elides the final consonant of the noun root. | The plural form is the unmarked form, whereas the Singulative is marked with the suffix ''-s''. Often this suffix elides the final consonant of the noun root. | ||
Second declension nouns characteristically lose their final root vowel in the non-Direct cases. | |||
Ablaut in the non-Direct cases is a feature of third declension nouns. Generally the root vowel of the noun changes to an /e/ or /ɪ,i/ if the root vowel is /a, /æ/; nevertheless, in the majority of cases the ablaut patterns must be memorized. | |||
For all cases, the Oblique case marker is ''-k'', or in the case of first declension nouns, ''-ka'', but a preceding /g/ causes the affix to elide to it, as in the case of ''peshpega'' (not *''peshpegka''). | |||
The fourth declension is associated with abstract nouns. | The fourth declension is associated with abstract nouns. | ||