Nominal paradigm

Class II

  -n endings
-an -en -in
Singular  
nominative bornan colsen ochin
genitive/ablative bornein colsein ochein
dative/illative bornen colsen ochen
accusative bornean colsean ochean
locative/instrumental bornien colsien ochien
vocative bornan colsen ochin, ochien
Plural 
nominative bornin colsin ochin
genitive/ablative bornenin colsenin ochenin
dative/illative bornenen colsenen ochenen
accusative bornenan colsenan ochenan
locative/instrumental bornenen colsenen ochenen
vocative bornin, bornien colsin, colsien ochin, ochien

  -s endings -y- endings
-as -is -yn -ys
Singular  
nominative varzas Valdis dilyn dolys
genitive/ablative varzeis Valdeis dileyn doleys
dative/illative varzes Valdes dilyen dolyes
accusative varzeas Valdeas dilyan dolyas
locative/instrumental varzies Valdies dilyen dolyes
vocative varzas Valdis, Valdies dilyn dolys
Plural  
nominative varzis mostly place-names;
plural, if needed,
like varzas
dilyin dolyis
genitive/ablative varzenis dilyenin dolyenis
dative/illative varzenes dilyenen dolyenes
accusative varzenas dilyenan dolyenas
locative/instrumental varzenes dilyenen dolyenes
vocative varzis, varzies dilyin dolyis

  stems in semivowel (example)
Singular  
nominative hinyas neas duyen
genitive/ablative hinyis neis duyin
dative/illative hinyes nes duyen
accusative hinyas neas duyan
locative/instrumental hinyes nies duyen
vocative hinyas neas duyne
Plural  
nominative hinyis neis duyin
genitive/ablative hinyenis neanis duyenin
dative/illative hinyenes neanes duyenen
accusative hinyenas neanas duyenan
locative/instrumental hinyenes neanes duyenen
vocative hinyis neis duyin

The dative/illative singular of words of this class in -s was originally -ens (Valdens, nens). The -n- is still written occasionally, especially in official documents, but never pronounced.

Restyled 08-Sep-2002