[[OIcel declension]]
# OIcel i-stems

OIcel inherits [[PGmc i-stems]] with the following paradigm

| case | masc.sg.                     | masc.pl.                      | fem.sg.                      | fem.pl.                      |
| ---- | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| nom  | <em class="ling">gest-r</em> | <em class="ling">gest-ir</em> | <em class="ling">ǫxl-°</em>  | <em class="ling">axl-ir</em> |
| gen  | <em class="ling">gest-s</em> | <em class="ling">gest-a</em>  | <em class="ling">axl-ar</em> | <em class="ling">axl-a</em>  |
| dat  | <em class="ling">gest-∅</em> | <em class="ling">gest-um</em> | <em class="ling">ǫxl-°</em>  | <em class="ling">ǫxl-um</em> |
| acc  | <em class="ling">gest-∅</em> | <em class="ling">gest-i</em>  | <em class="ling">ǫxl-°</em>  | <em class="ling">axl-ir</em> |

A large group of masculine nouns within this class take the ending <em class="ling">-ar</em> in sg.gen, e.g. <em class="ling">vin-ar</em> (sg.gen <em class="ling">vinr</em> ‘(male) friend’).
As with [[OIcel ō-stems]], some feminine nouns retain the ending <em class="ling">-u</em> in dat.sg,
e.g. <em class="ling">strǫndu</em> (dat.sg < <em class="ling">strǫnd</em> ‘beach’).
It is also possible to see the ending <em class="ling">-i</em> in masc.sg.gen as with [[OIcel a-stems]].

## Subclasses

Some masculine nouns undergo [[OIcel j-insertion]]

| case | masc.sg                          | masc.pl                          |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| nom  | <em class="ling">drykk-r</em>    | <em class="ling">drykk-ir</em>   |
| gen  | <em class="ling">drykk-j-ar</em> | <em class="ling">drykk-j-a</em>  |
| dat  | <em class="ling">drykk-∅</em>    | <em class="ling">drykk-j-um</em> |
| acc  | <em class="ling">drykk-∅</em>    | <em class="ling">drykk-i</em>    |


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