Northeadish/Inflection

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Northeadish
Druðþþȳðesc
Genealogical classification: Indo-European
Germanic
South Germanic
Basic word order: SVO or SOV
Morphological type: fusional
Morphosyntactic alignment: accusative
Created by:
BenJamin P. Johnson 2000
Northeadish Resources:

Articles, Numerals, Demonstratives, & Possessives

The Definite Article

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.
Msc. þa, þɴ þas þм þɴ
Fem. þa, þɴ þer þer þa, þɴ
Neu. þet þas þм þet
Plu. þa, þɴ þer þм þa, þɴ
  • When þa is used before a vowel, it becomes þɴ (much like the difference between “a” and “an” in english). This applies to the masculine, feminine, and plural forms in the nominative case, and the feminine and plural of the accusative. The masculine accusative form is always þɴ.

The Indefinite Article

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.
Msc. ǣn ǣnas ǣnм ǣnɴ
Fem. ǣna ǣnʀ ǣnʀ ǣna
Neu. ænt ǣnas ǣnм ænt

The Dual and Trial Articles

The numbers two and three are not truly articles, but declinable numerals, as is the indefinite article. They decline as adjectives, though their declension is highly irregular. Those declensions followed by -(r) in the paradigm take a final -r before a vowel. Other numerals are not declinable.

Dual Numeral

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.
Msc. tvǣ(r) tvǣg tvǣm tvan
Fem. twō(r) tvǣg tvǣm twō(r)
Neu. twō(r) tvǣg tvǣm twō(r)

Dual Distributive

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.
Msc. bǣðþ bǣg bǣðм bǣðɴ
Fem. bōðþ bǣg bǣðм bōðþ
Neu. bōðþ bǣg bǣðм bōðþ

Trial Numeral

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.
Msc. þrī(r) þrǣg þrem þren
Fem. þrī(r) þrǣg þrem þren
Neu. þrī(r) þrǣg þrem þrī(r)

Trial Distributive

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.
Msc. þrǣðþ þrǣg þrem or þrǣðм þrǣðɴ
Fem. þrǣðþ þrǣg þrem or þrǣðм þrǣðþ
Neu. þrǣðþ þrǣg þrem or þrǣðм þrǣðþ

Numerals

Cardinal Numerals

1 ǣn 13 þrītehɴ 30 þrītag
2 tvō 14 fewrtehɴ 40 fewrtag
3 þrī 15 femtehɴ 50 femtag
4 fewr 16 secstehɴ 60 secstag
5 fem 17 sevɴtehɴ 70 sevɴtag
6 secs 18 ah(ta)tehɴ 80 ah(ta)tag
7 sevɴ 19 neᵹɴtehɴ 90 neᵹɴtag
8 ahta 20 tvæntag 100 hunðþ, tehɴtag
9 neᵹɴ 21 tvæntagǣn 110 hunðþtehɴ, æleftag
10 tehɴ 22 tvæntagtvō 120 hunðþtvæntag, tvæleftag
11 ælevf 23 tvæntagþrī 200 tvōhunðþ
12 tvælevf 24 tvæntagfewr 1000 þūshunðþ
  • When counting, the neuter forms of declinable numbers are used except for one, which takes the masculine form. This does not merely apply to the numbers 1-3, but also 21-23, 31-33, 101-103, &c.
  • The numbers 100, 110, and 120 may also be referred to as tehɴtag (tenty), æleftag (eleventy), and tvæleftag (twelfty), harkening back to a partial duodecimal numbering system.

Ordinal Numerals

1st fᵫrst 13th þrītehɴþ 30th þrītagaðþ
2nd anðʀ 14th fewrtehɴþ 40th fewrtagaðþ
3rd þrīðþ 15th femtehɴþ 50th femtagaðþ
4th fewrðþ 16th secstehɴþ 60th secstagaðþ
5th femðþ 17th sevɴtehɴþ 70th sevɴtagaðþ
6th secsþ 18th ah(ta)tehɴþ 80th ahtagaðþ
7th sevɴþ 19th neᵹɴtehɴþ 90th neᵹɴtagaðþ
8th ahtaðþ 20th tvæntagaðþ 100th hunðaðþ, tehɴtagaðþ
9th neᵹɴþ 21st tvæntagfᵫrst 110th hunðþtehɴþ, æleftagaðþ
10th tehɴþ 22nd tvæntaganðʀ 120th hunðþtvæntagaðþ, tvæleftagaðþ
11th ælefþ 23rd tvæntagþrīðþ 200th tvōhunðaðþ
12th tvælefþ 24th tvæntagfewrðþ 1000th þūshunðaðþ
  • The ordinal numbers follow the same irregular pattern for all numbers ending in -1 (fᵫrst) or -2 (anðʀ) with the exception of -11 and -12. The rest of the ordinal numbers are formed by adding -(ð)þ to the end of the number.
  • Ordinal numbers are always declined as regular weak adjectives.

Possessives & Demonstratives

Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc.
Msc. mīn mīnas mīnм mīnɴ
Fem. mīna mīnðʀ mīnðʀ mīna
Neu. ment mīnas mīnм ment
Plu. mīna mīnðʀ mīnм mīna
  • The following possessives and demonstratives are declines in this manner: hat, her, hes, hīr, ƕat, ƕālec, ƕeras, ƕes, ƕīs, iǣnðʀ iȳŋcʀ, iȳr, mīn, nat, nes, nǣn, ɴsʀ, ӿcʀ, sīn, sīr, þat, þæs, þīn.
  • The long vowels in þīn, hīr, ƕīs, iȳr, mīn, nǣn, sīn, and sīr are shortened in the neuter nominative and accusative declensions, like the indefinite article.
  • The possessives ending in -n get an insertive -ð- before -ʀ (i.e. in the feminine genitive and dative and the plural genitive).