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==Nouns and adjectives==

===Nouns===

Niemish nouns are inflected for three cases (nominative-accusative, genitive and dative) and two numbers (singular and plural). In addition, definite nouns are marked with a suffix that evolved out of postposed Gothic definite articles, functionally giving every noun two declensions for singular and plural.

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In addition, nouns with polysyllabic stems may be subject to syncopation, although this does not affect the class they are sorted into.

===Adjectives===

Adjectives have been radically simplified since Gothic, for example there is only one declension (always ending in a hard consonant) and they are completely unmarked for case. Attributive adjectives are also unmarked for number, but predicative adjectives are so marked. Gender is marked in adjectives, but only for adjectives with a stem affected by first umlaut; masculine singular nouns so affected contain the vowel ''i'' or ''u'', while all other forms contain the vowel ''e'' or ''o''.

==Verbs==

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 ==Nouns and adjectives==
+===Nouns===
 Niemish nouns are inflected for three cases (nominative-accusative, genitive and dative) and two numbers (singular and plural). In addition, definite nouns are marked with a suffix that evolved out of postposed Gothic definite articles, functionally giving every noun two declensions for singular and plural.
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 In addition, nouns with polysyllabic stems may be subject to syncopation, although this does not affect the class they are sorted into.
+===Adjectives===
+Adjectives have been radically simplified since Gothic, for example there is only one declension (always ending in a hard consonant) and they are completely unmarked for case. Attributive adjectives are also unmarked for number, but predicative adjectives are so marked. Gender is marked in adjectives, but only for adjectives with a stem affected by first umlaut; masculine singular nouns so affected contain the vowel ''i'' or ''u'', while all other forms contain the vowel ''e'' or ''o''.
 ==Verbs==