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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-. | 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, | Some irregular nouns, conversely, change their last vowel in the root before adding the plural ending. The commonest change is ə → 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. | ||
<small> | <small>sing.</small> bäb́ənə → <small>plur.</small> bäb́unə. | ||
Revision as of 04:50, 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, conversely, change their last vowel in the root before adding the plural ending. The commonest change is ə → 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.
sing. bäb́ənə → plur. bäb́unə.
