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Noun Declension

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Archaeval observes a very simple form of noun declension: all nouns decline in the same way.

There are a few different declension: nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive and prepositional.

  1. Nominative: used for the subject of the clause, and does not change in declination.

  2. Vocative: indicates the clause is addressing the noun, and whist not changing it's form, it presents in its own clause, separated from the rest of the sentence by an interpunct: Þíó · Þu-es kalosom. (Theo, you are noble.)

  3. Accusative indicates the noun is the object in the sentence, and the ending -rá is applied. If the noun ends with a consonant, take the last vowel to appear in the word and add it to the end of the noun, and then the ending -rá. Eg. Filíará (from Filía - frendship, companionship, affectionate regard) or Títírá (from Tít - season, tide, appointed time)

  4. Genitive indicates the noun has possession of another noun. The case of the noun in possession does not affect the 'owning' noun. The genitive is formed by the addition of -a to the 'owner' noun, and it hyphenated to the noun in possession, which comes after it. Eg. imperiuma-sofía (the supreme authority's wisdom).

  5. The prepositional case indicates a noun is being affected by a preposition, and is indicated by the preposition being hyphenated to the noun it affects. The preposition precedes the noun. Eg. contra-gnósis (agaist/opposed to knowledge).