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Nouns ending in a | Nouns ending in a consonantin their base form, mostly loanwords, usually add a euphonic vowel before the endings of the other cases. This vowel is generally -ə-, but other vowels are also possible, like -ü-. | ||
Some irregular nouns, however, change their last vowel in the root before adding other endings. The commonest change is o → u. A lot of these nouns display both irregular and regular forms, especially in earlier texts. In modern texts the amount of irregular forms is extremely limited, with a strong tendency towards regularization by analogy. | |||
Some irregular nouns, | |||
<small>dir.</small> heňo → <small>obl.</small> heňure, ... | <small>dir.</small> heňo → <small>obl.</small> heňure, ... | ||
A small amount of nouns, conversely, display unpredictable irregularities, both vocalic and consonantal, in the noun root. | A small amount of nouns, conversely, display unpredictable irregularities, both vocalic and consonantal, in the noun root. | ||
<small>dir.</small> beĺ → <small>obl.</small> bejre, ... | <small>dir.</small> beĺ → <small>obl.</small> bejre, ... | ||
Revision as of 04:48, 2 May 2025
Plural
Nouns are declined in number by adding the following ending to the base form of the noun:
| - | -nə |
Some examples are shown below: bäb́ə, father, and sohə, house.
| bäb́ə | bäb́ənə | sohə | sohənə |
Nouns ending in a consonantin their base form, mostly loanwords, usually add a euphonic vowel before the endings of the other cases. This vowel is generally -ə-, but other vowels are also possible, like -ü-.
Some irregular nouns, however, change their last vowel in the root before adding other endings. The commonest change is o → u. A lot of these nouns display both irregular and regular forms, especially in earlier texts. In modern texts the amount of irregular forms is extremely limited, with a strong tendency towards regularization by analogy.
dir. heňo → obl. heňure, ...
A small amount of nouns, conversely, display unpredictable irregularities, both vocalic and consonantal, in the noun root.
dir. beĺ → obl. bejre, ...
