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The first animate declension was the ~~most commonly used declension~~. For most animate nouns, gender was predetermined, which is why it only applies to masculine and feminine.

The first animate declension was used much more than the second. For most animate nouns, gender was predetermined, which is why it only applies to masculine and feminine. As the name suggests, this was used for animate nouns such as people, animals etc.

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The second animate declension was the later used addition to the system for a minority of feminine nouns that ended with ''n'' instead of a vowel. For the most part, the endings are very similar to the primary feminine declensions, because they developed directly from said declensions to work more smoothly with a sonorant as the final phoneme.

The second animate declension was the later used addition to the system for a minority of feminine nouns that ended with ''n'' instead of a vowel. For the most part, the endings are very similar to the primary feminine declensions, because they developed directly from said declensions to work more smoothly with a sonorant as the final phoneme. This declension is more specific, and the reason an animate neuter gender arose was due to the need when posed with such animate nouns that couldn't easily be assigned gender, such as ''(a) person''.

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The semi-animate declension was used for semi-animate nouns, which included all plants, along with fire, weather, and other things with inherent movement or life. Nouns with greater ferocity or life were often considered feminine or masculine, while more stationary or docile nouns would be neuter. They did not underestimate the ferocity of a female.

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The final declension for inanimate nouns was used for things considered lifeless; tools, rocks, soil etc. While the individual components of the Earth were considered inanimate, the Earth herself was considered semi-animate and feminine.

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-The first animate declension was the most commonly used declension. For most animate nouns, gender was predetermined, which is why it only applies to masculine and feminine.
+The first animate declension was used much more than the second. For most animate nouns, gender was predetermined, which is why it only applies to masculine and feminine. As the name suggests, this was used for animate nouns such as people, animals etc.
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-The second animate declension was the later used addition to the system for a minority of feminine nouns that ended with ''n'' instead of a vowel. For the most part, the endings are very similar to the primary feminine declensions, because they developed directly from said declensions to work more smoothly with a sonorant as the final phoneme.
+The second animate declension was the later used addition to the system for a minority of feminine nouns that ended with ''n'' instead of a vowel. For the most part, the endings are very similar to the primary feminine declensions, because they developed directly from said declensions to work more smoothly with a sonorant as the final phoneme. This declension is more specific, and the reason an animate neuter gender arose was due to the need when posed with such animate nouns that couldn't easily be assigned gender, such as ''(a) person''.
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+The semi-animate declension was used for semi-animate nouns, which included all plants, along with fire, weather, and other things with inherent movement or life. Nouns with greater ferocity or life were often considered feminine or masculine, while more stationary or docile nouns would be neuter. They did not underestimate the ferocity of a female.
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+The final declension for inanimate nouns was used for things considered lifeless; tools, rocks, soil etc. While the individual components of the Earth were considered inanimate, the Earth herself was considered semi-animate and feminine.
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