Dalecarlian weakly conjugated neuter nouns

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Generic Declension Pattern I

The weak neuter nouns with ending -a generically follow the following declension pattern:

Indef Sing Def Sing Indef Plur Def Plur
Nom stem + a stem + a + ð stem + a stem + u + ñ
Ack stem + a stem + a + ð stem + a stem + u + ñ
Dat stem + a stem + a + ñu stem + um stem + um+
Gen stem + a + s stem + a + |+s stem + um + is stem + um + i + s


Generic Declension Pattern II

The strong neuter nouns with ending -i generically follow the following declension pattern: <p>

Indef Sing Def Sing Indef Plur Def Plur
Nom stem + i stem + i + ð stem + i stem + i + ñ
Ack stem + i stem + i + ð stem + i stem + i + ñ
Dat stem + i stem + i + ñu stem + um stem + um+
Gen stem + i + s stem + i + |+s stem + um + is stem + um + i + s


Type I - Generic Pattern

'heart' Indef Sing Def Sing Indef Plur Def Plur
Nom hjarta hjartað hjarta hjartuñ
Ack hjarta hjartað hjarta hjartuñ
Dat hjarta hjartañu hjartum hjartum
Gen hjartas hjartas hjartumis hjartumis

Examples of nouns declined like hjarta:

  • ouga ('eye'),
  • ayra ('ear'),
  • njasta ('ball of wool'),
  • njóra ('kidney'),
  • mjalta ('spleen'),
  • glaða ('shiny bark'),
  • flota ('float'),
  • stikka ('splinter').

Note that nouns of this group never end with .


Type II - Generic Pattern

'whetstone' Indef Sing Def Sing Indef Plur Def Plur
Nom brýni brýnið brýni brýniñ
Ack brýni brýnið brýni brýniñ
Dat brýni brýniñu brýnum brýnum
Gen brýnis brýnis brýnumis brýnumis

Examples of nouns declined like brýni:

  • díki ('ditch, trench'),
  • engi ('meadow'),
  • fýgi [fy:`e] ('companion, escort'),
  • fenni ('fern'),
  • brǽði ('board'),
  • henni ('forehead').





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