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As a general rule, the neutral gender was reserved for all inanimate nouns, whereas semi-animate and animate nouns would be either male or female. Semi-animate nouns, such as plants or weather, would have ne inherent gender. For example, trees were considered feminine while fire was masculine. Often the qualities of a given semi-animate noun would determine its gender. Animate nouns have two distinct forms; masculine or feminine, depending on its biological sex. | As a general rule, the neutral gender was reserved for all inanimate nouns, whereas semi-animate and animate nouns would be either male or female. Semi-animate nouns, such as plants or weather, would have ne inherent gender. For example, trees were considered feminine while fire was masculine. Often the qualities of a given semi-animate noun would determine its gender. Animate nouns have two distinct forms; masculine or feminine, depending on its biological sex. | ||
Although there were only two numbers, the changes to plural was often unpredictable, with many exceptions and anomalies. | Although there were only two numbers, the changes to plural was often unpredictable, with many exceptions and anomalies. | ||
====Noun Declensions==== | |||
There are four main declensions; two declensions for animate nouns, a declension for semi-animate nouns, and a declension for inanimate nouns. | |||
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|+ Primary Animate Noun Declension | |||
! rowspan=2| | |||
! colspan=2| Feminine | |||
! colspan=2| Masculine | |||
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! <small>Singular</small> | |||
! <small>Plural</small> | |||
! <small>Singular</small> | |||
! <small>Plural</small> | |||
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! <smallcaps>nom</smallcaps> | |||
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