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Adûnaic Noun Inflections


 

Below are the four categories of nouns in Adûnaic.

Strong-I, Strong-II, Weak-I, Weak-II are each further divided by Neuter and gender inflections.

 

Strong Noun I: ending in a consonant preceded by a short vowel

 

Noun Types

Strong-I Neuter

Strong-I Gendered[1]

Normal

khibil

“spring”

narak

“eagle”

Subjective

khibêl

narkan

Objective

khiblu

naruk/narku

Plural

khibîl

narîk

Plural-Subjective

khibîla

narkîm

Dual

khiblat

narkat

Dual-Subjective

khiblât

narkât

 

[1].  So long as it belongs to the Strong-I category, it does not matter what kind of ending vowel and consonant is used, it will always go through the exact same inflections.

 

 

Strong Noun II: ending in a short vowel

 

Gendered Nouns

Noun Types

Strong-II Neuter (-i/-u)

Strong-II Neuter (-a)

Strong-II Gendered (-i/-u)

Strong-II Gendered (-a)

Normal

 dôlgu

“dark (evil) night”

 azra

“sea”

kali

“woman”

 miya

“infant”

Subjective

 dôlgô

 azrâ

kalin

 miyan

Objective

 dôlgu

 azru

kali

 miyu

Plural

 dôlgî

 azrî

kalî

 miyî

Plural-Subjective

 dôlgîya

 azrîya

kalîm

 miyîm

Dual

 dôlgat

 azrat

kaliyat

 miyat

Dual-Subjective

 dôlgât

 azrât

kaliyât

 miyât

 

 

Weak Noun I: ending in a consonant preceded by a long vowel or diphthong

 

Noun Types

Weak-I Neuter

Weak-I Gendered

Normal

batân

“road, path, way”

zigûr

“sorcerer”

Subjective

batâna

zigûrun

Objective

batânu

zigûru

Plural

batânî

zigûrî

Plural-Subjective

batânîya

zigûrîm

Dual

batânat

zigûrat

Dual-Subjective

batânât

zigûrât

 

 

Weak Noun II: ending in a long consonant or diphthong

 

Neuter Nouns

Noun Types

Weak-II Neuter

Normal

Nimriyê

“elvish language”

Subjective

Nimriyê

Objective

Nimriyêu

Plural

Nimriyêi

Plural-Subjective

Nimriyêiya

Dual

Nimriyêt

Dual-Subjective

Nimriyêt

 

Gendered Nouns

Noun Types

Weak-II (-â)

Weak-II (-ê)

Weak-II (-î)

Weak-II (-ô)

Weak-II (-û)

Normal

Adûnâ

“Númenórean”

izrê

“sweetheart”

zôrî

“nurse”

khô

“crow”

nardû

“soldier”

Subjective

Adûnân

izrên

zôrîn

khôn

nardûn

Objective

Adûnâu

izrêu

zôrîyu

khô(u)

nardû

Plural

Adûnâi

izrêi/izrênî

zôrî/zôrînî

khôi

nardûwî

Plural-Subjective

Adûnâim

izrêim

zôrîm

khôim

nardûwîm

Dual

Adûnât

izrêt

zôrîyat

khôt/khôwat

nardûwat

Dual-Subjective

Adûnât

izrêt

zôrîyât

khôt/khôwât

nardûwât