Paradigm Tables

Morphological patterns, declensions, and conjugations for Morthic

Derivational Suffixes

Morthic roots remain stable like stone. Derivational suffixes are often separated by hyphens in formal transcription. These suffixes create roles, familiar forms, dangerous or distant forms, directional adverbs, and adjectives.

	Suffix	Meaning	Example
Agent	-ern / -arn	doer, elder, role-holder	kraz → kraz-arn
Diminutive	-ik / -ek	small, familiar, safe	kraz → kraz-ik
Augmentative	-uur / -aar	massive, distant, dangerous	kuz → kuz-uur
Directional	-ad	toward, directional	dun → dun-ad
Adjectival	-en	of, characterized by	zorn → zorn-en

Verb Aspect and Polarity

Morthic verbs conjugate primarily for aspect and action-state rather than strict tense. The bare verb is general. Completed uses -ak or negative -ik. Ongoing uses -un. Future uses -vor. Retrospective uses -aak. Imperative uses -ah. Negation usually uses un- before the verb, while negative imperatives use van-.

	Affirmative	Negative
General	∅	un-
Completed	-ak	un- + -ik
Ongoing	-un	un- + -un
Future	-vor	un- + -vor
Retrospective	-aak	un- + -aak
Imperative	-ah	van- + -ah

Noun Declension

Morthic nouns inflect for number and case. Singular nominative is the bare root. Plural uses -an or -en immediately after the root. Case suffixes follow the plural marker. Accusative marks direction or target. Genitive marks possession or kinship. Locative marks place. Instrumental marks means or tool. Comitative marks being alongside or together with.

	Nominative	Accusative	Genitive	Locative	Instrumental	Comitative
Singular	∅	-ad / -d	-en	-or / -ur	-eth / -th / -sh	-un
Plural	-an / -en	-anad / -enad	-anen / -enen	-anor / -enor	-aneth / -eneth	-anun / -enun