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===Nominals=== | ===Nominals=== | ||
====Nouns==== | ====Nouns==== | ||
Gothevian nouns decline for two cases ([[w:direct case|direct]], [[w:dative case|dative]]), three genders ([[w:Grammatical gender|masculine]], [[w:Grammatical gender|feminine]], [[w:Grammatical gender|neuter]]), two numbers ([[w:Grammatical number|singular]], [[w:Grammatical number|plural]]), and two states ([[w:definiteness|indefinite]], [[w:definiteness|definite]]). The original Gothic four cases in nouns synchronized into two cases (nominative-accusative → direct; dative-genitive → dative), and the six strong declensions levelled into three declension, largely correlating with the three genders. The weak declensions were re-analyzed as indicating definiteness and were subsequently joined with the indefinite strong declensions. | |||
=====Masculine declension===== | |||
This declension is completely made up of masculine nouns. It came about from a merger of nearly all of the Gothic strong declensions except for the [[w:Gothic_declension#The_-ō_declension|-ō declension]], which is the predecessor to the feminine declension. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle; font-weight:normal; text-align:center;" | '''<span style="color:#709BBF">{{abbtip|endings specific to the masculine declension|<small>MASC</small>}}</span><br><span style="color:#C15959">{{abbtip|endings specific to the feminine declension|<small>FEM</small>}}</span><br><span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{abbtip|endings that appear in both masculine and feminine declensions|<small>BOTH</small>}}</span>''' | |||
! colspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Contionary:šal|{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šal}}]] (''šal'', "room") | |||
! rowspan="5" | | |||
! colspan="4" | [[Contionary:klaif|{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|klaif}}]] (''klaif'', "bread") | |||
! rowspan="5" | | |||
! colspan="4" | [[Contionary:ško|{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ško}}]] (''ško'', "shoe") | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | singular | |||
! colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | plural | |||
! colspan="2" | singular | |||
! colspan="2" | plural | |||
! colspan="2" | singular | |||
! colspan="2" | plural | |||
|- | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
|- style="font-weight:normal;" | |||
! style="vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold;" | direct | |||
| style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šal}}<br />''šal'' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šál}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yn}}</span><br />''šál<span style="color:#709BBF">yn</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šal}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|š}}</span><br />''šal<span style="color:#BCAB5C">š</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šál}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|aš}}</span><br />''šál<span style="color:#BCAB5C">aš</span>'' | |||
| {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|klaif}}<br />''klaif'' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|klaív}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yn}}</span><br />''klaív<span style="color:#709BBF">yn</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|klaif}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|š}}</span><br />''klaif<span style="color:#BCAB5C">š</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|klaív}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|aš}}</span><br />''klaív<span style="color:#BCAB5C">aš</span>'' | |||
| {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ško}}<br />''ško'' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škó}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ÿn}}</span><br />''škó<span style="color:#709BBF">ÿn</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ško}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|š}}</span><br />''ško<span style="color:#BCAB5C">š</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škó}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|äš}}</span><br />''škó<span style="color:#BCAB5C">äš</span>'' | |||
|- style="font-weight:normal;" | |||
! style="vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold;" | dative | |||
| style="color:#333333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šál}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yš}}</span><br />''šál<span style="color:#709BBF">yš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šál}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|e}}</span><br />''šál<span style="color:#709BBF">e</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šál}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|en}}</span><br />''šál<span style="color:#BCAB5C">en</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|klaív}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yš}}</span><br />''klaív<span style="color:#709BBF">yš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|klaív}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|e}}</span><br />''klaív<span style="color:#709BBF">e</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|klaív}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|en}}</span><br />''klaív<span style="color:#BCAB5C">en</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škó}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ÿš}}</span><br />''škó<span style="color:#709BBF">ÿš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škó}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ë}}</span><br />''škó<span style="color:#709BBF">ë</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škó}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ën}}</span><br />''škó<span style="color:#BCAB5C">ën</span>'' | |||
|} | |||
=====Feminine declension===== | |||
This declension is completely made up of feminine nouns. It evolved directly from the Gothic [[w:Gothic_declension#The_-ō_declension|-ō declension]]. As such, all feminine nouns that originally belonged to the -ō declension alongside later-derived nouns end with {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|-y}} (-y ← -a). All [[w:Gothic_declension#The_-ōn_declension|-ōn declension]] and [[w:Gothic_declension#The_-ein_declension|-ein declension]] nouns later transitioned into Gothevian feminine declension nouns, gaining the {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|-y}} (-y) ending as well. A small subset of feminine nouns however lacks the ending. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle; font-weight:normal; text-align:center;" | '''<span style="color:#709BBF">{{abbtip|endings specific to the masculine declension|<small>MASC</small>}}</span><br><span style="color:#C15959">{{abbtip|endings specific to the feminine declension|<small>FEM</small>}}</span><br><span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{abbtip|endings that appear in both masculine and feminine declensions|<small>BOTH</small>}}</span>''' | |||
! colspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Contionary:bóky|{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|bóky}}]] (''bóky'', "book") | |||
! rowspan="5" | | |||
! colspan="4" | [[Contionary:as|{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|as}}]] (''as'', "age") | |||
! rowspan="5" | | |||
! colspan="4" | [[Contionary:do|{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|do}}]] (''do'', "bird") | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | singular | |||
! colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | plural | |||
! colspan="2" | singular | |||
! colspan="2" | plural | |||
! colspan="2" | singular | |||
! colspan="2" | plural | |||
|- | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
|- style="font-weight:normal;" | |||
! style="vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold;" | direct | |||
| style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|bóky}}<br />''bóky'' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|bók}}<span style="color:#C15959">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|un}}</span><br />''bók<span style="color:#C15959">un</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|bok}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|š}}</span><br />''bok<span style="color:#BCAB5C">š</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|bók}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|aš}}</span><br />''bók<span style="color:#BCAB5C">aš</span>'' | |||
| {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|as}}<br />''as'' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|áz}}<span style="color:#C15959">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|un}}</span><br />''áz<span style="color:#C15959">un</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|áz}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yš}}</span><br />''áz<span style="color:#BCAB5C">yš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|áz}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|aš}}</span><br />''áz<span style="color:#BCAB5C">aš</span>'' | |||
| {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|do}}<br />''do'' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|dó}}<span style="color:#C15959">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ün}}</span><br />''dó<span style="color:#C15959">ün</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|do}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|š}}</span><br />''do<span style="color:#BCAB5C">š</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|dó}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|äš}}</span><br />''dó<span style="color:#BCAB5C">äš</span>'' | |||
|- style="font-weight:normal;" | |||
! style="vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold;" | dative | |||
| style="color:#333333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|bók}}<span style="color:#C15959">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|uš}}</span><br />''bók<span style="color:#C15959">uš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|bók}}<span style="color:#C15959">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|o}}</span><br />''bók<span style="color:#C15959">o</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|bók}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|en}}</span><br />''bók<span style="color:#BCAB5C">en</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|áz}}<span style="color:#C15959">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|uš}}</span><br />''áz<span style="color:#C15959">uš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|áz}}<span style="color:#C15959">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|o}}</span><br />''áz<span style="color:#C15959">o</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|áz}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|en}}</span><br />''áz<span style="color:#BCAB5C">en</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|dó}}<span style="color:#C15959">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|üš}}</span><br />''dó<span style="color:#C15959">üš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|dó}}<span style="color:#C15959">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ö}}</span><br />''dó<span style="color:#C15959">ö</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|dó}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|ën}}</span><br />''dó<span style="color:#BCAB5C">ën</span>'' | |||
|} | |||
======Anomalous feminine declension====== | |||
A closed class of feminine nouns declines according to the masculine declension instead of the feminine declension. This is the result of the Gothic [[w:Gothic_declension#The_-i_declension|-i declension]] and [[w:Gothic_declension#The_-jō_declension|-jō declension]] ultimately merging into the Gothevian masculine declension, with the feminine nouns of those declensions adopting the same endings. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle; font-weight:normal; text-align:center;" | '''<span style="color:#709BBF">{{abbtip|endings specific to the masculine declension|<small>MASC</small>}}</span><br><span style="color:#C15959">{{abbtip|endings specific to the feminine declension|<small>FEM</small>}}</span><br><span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{abbtip|endings that appear in both masculine and feminine declensions|<small>BOTH</small>}}</span>''' | |||
! colspan="4" style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Contionary:qen|{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|qen}}]] (''qen'', "woman") | |||
! rowspan="5" | | |||
! colspan="4" | [[Contionary:šɛs|{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šɛs}}]] (''šɛs'', "seed") | |||
! rowspan="5" | | |||
! colspan="4" | [[Contionary:škaft|{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škaft}}]] (''škaft'', "animal") | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | singular | |||
! colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | plural | |||
! colspan="2" | singular | |||
! colspan="2" | plural | |||
! colspan="2" | singular | |||
! colspan="2" | plural | |||
|- | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
! <small>indefinite</small> | |||
! <small>definite</small> | |||
|- style="font-weight:normal;" | |||
! style="vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold;" | direct | |||
| style="vertical-align:middle;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|qen}}<br />''qen'' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|qén}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yn}}</span><br />''qén<span style="color:#709BBF">yn</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|qen}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|š}}</span><br />''qen<span style="color:#BCAB5C">š</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|qén}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|aš}}</span><br />''qén<span style="color:#BCAB5C">aš</span>'' | |||
| {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šɛs}}<br />''šɛs'' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šèz}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yn}}</span><br />''šɛ́z<span style="color:#709BBF">yn</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šèz}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yš}}</span><br />''šɛ́z<span style="color:#BCAB5C">yš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šèz}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|aš}}</span><br />''šɛ́z<span style="color:#BCAB5C">aš</span>'' | |||
| {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škaft}}<br />''škaft'' | |||
| rowspan="2" style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škáft}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yn}}</span><br />''škáft<span style="color:#709BBF">yn</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škaft}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|š}}</span><br />''škaft<span style="color:#BCAB5C">š</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škáft}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|aš}}</span><br />''škáft<span style="color:#BCAB5C">aš</span>'' | |||
|- style="font-weight:normal;" | |||
! style="vertical-align:middle; font-weight:bold;" | dative | |||
| style="color:#333333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|qén}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yš}}</span><br />''qén<span style="color:#709BBF">yš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|qén}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|e}}</span><br />''qén<span style="color:#709BBF">e</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|qén}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|en}}</span><br />''qén<span style="color:#BCAB5C">en</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šèz}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yš}}</span><br />''šɛ́z<span style="color:#709BBF">yš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šèz}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|e}}</span><br />''šɛ́z<span style="color:#709BBF">e</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|šèz}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|en}}</span><br />''šɛ́z<span style="color:#BCAB5C">en</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škáft}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|yš}}</span><br />''škáft<span style="color:#709BBF">yš</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škáft}}<span style="color:#709BBF">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|e}}</span><br />''škáft<span style="color:#709BBF">e</span>'' | |||
| style="color:#333;" | {{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|škáft}}<span style="color:#BCAB5C">{{lang|gthv|sc=Gthv|en}}</span><br />''škáft<span style="color:#BCAB5C">en</span>'' | |||
|} | |||
=====Neuter declension===== | |||
====Adjectives==== | ====Adjectives==== | ||
====Pronouns==== | ====Pronouns==== | ||
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=====Interrogative pronouns===== | =====Interrogative pronouns===== | ||
=====Indefinite pronouns===== | =====Indefinite pronouns===== | ||
===Clitics=== | ===Clitics=== | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||