OIcel declension

OIcel n-stems

OIcel inherits PGmc n-stems with the following paradigm

№casemasc. -anneut. -nfem. -ōnfem. -īn
sg.nomhan-ihjart-asag-aell-i
sg.genhan-ahjart-asǫg-uell-i
sg.dathan-ahjart-asǫg-uell-i
sg.acchan-ahjart-asǫg-uell-i
pl.nomhan-arhjǫrt-usǫg-urn.a.
pl.genhan-ahjart-n-asag-n-an.a.
pl.dathǫn-umhjǫrt-umsǫg-umn.a.
pl.acchan-ahjǫrt-usǫg-urn.a.
= deder Hahndas Herzdie Sagadas hohes Alter

where u-umlaut is visible. As in PGmc, the īn-stems are a special class of abstract nouns.

Subclasses

Masculine

Stems originally ending in -jan exhibit OIcel j-insertion.

casemasc.sg.masc.pl.
nomskyt-iskyt-j-ar
genskyt-j-askyt-j-a
datskyt–j-askyt-j-um
accskyt-j-askyt-j-a

Similarly stems originalluy ending in -wan exhibit OIcel v-insertion.

casemasc.sg.masc.pl.
nomvǫð-v-ivǫð-v-ar
genvǫð-v-avǫð-v-a
datvǫð-v-avǫðum
accvǫð-v-avǫð-v-a

Feminine

Stems originally ending in -jōn do not surface the -n- in pl.gen and undergo OIcel j-insertion.

casefem.sg.fem.pl.
nomsmið-j-asmið-j-u
gensmið-j-usmið-j-a
datsmið-j-usmið-j-um
accsmið-j-usmið-j-ur

Stems originally ending in -wōn undergo OIcel v-insertion.

casefem.sg.fem.pl.
nomvǫl-v-avǫl-u
genvǫl-un.a.
datvǫl-uvǫl-um
accvǫl-uvǫl-ur

Finally as noted above, a special class of abstract nouns originally ending in -īn exhibit the following paradigm

casefem.sg.
nomell-i
genell-i
datell-i
accell-i


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