Postby AvisVolans » 2021-08-22, 20:59
There are endings for case (nominative, genitive), number (singular, plural) and definiteness. There is no grammatical gender. The endings are attached to the (sometimes slightly modified) stem.
Word forms and endings
Type 1:
The indefinite plural ending is "-ar"; or "-r" after o, ø.
The indefinite genitive ending is "-s"; or "-es" after s, x, sk.
The indefinite genitive plural ending is "-ars"; or "-rs" after o, ø.
The definite ending is "-e"; or "-j" after a, e, o, ø, u, y.
The definite plural ending is "-arn"; or "-rn" after o, ø.
The definite genitive ending is "-is"; or "-js" after a, e, o, ø, u, y.
The definite genitive plural ending is "-arns"; or "-rns" after o, ø.
Type 2:
There is no indefinite plural ending.
The indefinite genitive ending is "-s"; or "-es" after s, x, sk.
The definite ending is "-e".
The definite plural ending is "-en".
The definite genitive ending is "-is".
The definite genitive plural ending is "-ens".
Modified stems
Stems ending in "-sc" and "-sd" change to "-sk-" and "-st-" before endings.
Stems ending in "-á, -æ/-é, -å/-ó/-ǿ/-ú, -ý" change to "-a-, -e-, -o-, -y-" before "-j-".
Stems ending in "-æ/-e, -u, -y" change to "-é-, -ú-, -ý-" before "-ar-".
Stems ending in "-á, -å change to "-a-, -o-, -ø-" before "-r-".
Separate articles
The nominative definite article is "de".
The genitive definite article is "ot".
The nominative indefinite article is "é".
The genitive indefinite article is "oj"
Last edited by
AvisVolans on 2022-07-03, 10:58, edited 11 times in total.
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