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There are 5 forms of noun in Dalcurian:
There are 5 forms of noun in Dalcurian:
* Tangible nouns: those that can be seen, felt and touched (with some minor exceptions).
* Verb-derivitave nouns: those which are drived from a verbal relative.
* Adjective-derivative nouns: Nouns that are derived directly from an adjective that DO NOT have a verbal relative.
* Non-related nouns: Those which are free standing, ie, have no verb or adjective relative, therefore take no specific ending.
* Stative nouns: Nous that denote the status of a person or object.


===Tangible nouns===
===Tangible nouns===


These, with some minor exceptions, always end in '''j''':
These are, with some minor exceptions, nouns that are physical; can be felt, seen and touched. These always end in '''j''' (again with some exceptions):


* '''gadöraj''' ''dog''
* '''gadöraj''' ''dog''
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* '''quatésr'''-''to confess'' '''quatésrämös'''-''confession''
* '''quatésr'''-''to confess'' '''quatésrämös'''-''confession''
===Adjective-derived nouns===
These are nouns that are derived from an adjective which have no verbal relative. They take the charactaristic ending '''ámn''':
* '''nistelæÞ'''-''dejected'' '''nistelæÞámn'''-''dejection''
* '''incatröli'''-''lawful'' '''incatröliámn'''-''law''
* '''Þravætas'''-''gravitational'' '''Þravætasámn'''-''gravity''
===Stative nouns==
These are nouns that give detail as to what someone or something is, such as: profession, religion, nationality etc, and typically take the ending '''átsi''':
* '''incatrolátsiel'''-''police'' (this is a plural noun by default)
* '''reparesenátsi'''-''ambassador''
* '''stæmátsi'''-''anarchist''
* '''Estöna'''-''Estonia'' '''Estönátsi'''-''Estonian''
* '''Anglæána'''-''England'' '''Anglæánátsi'''-''English''
* '''qaÞolianámn'''-''catholasism'' '''qaÞolianátsi'''-catholic''

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There are 5 forms of noun in Dalcurian:

Tangible nouns

These are, with some minor exceptions, nouns that are physical; can be felt, seen and touched. These always end in j (again with some exceptions):

  • gadöraj dog
  • ádecödrij accessory
  • ratäj deer
  • ƒosetaj tap
  • sáj man

Verb derivative nouns

These are nouns formed from a verb infinitive and have the characteristic ending ämös:

  • amör-to love amörämös-love
  • ölegár-to order ölgarämös-order/instruction
  • quatésr-to confess quatésrämös-confession

Adjective-derived nouns

These are nouns that are derived from an adjective which have no verbal relative. They take the charactaristic ending ámn:

  • nistelæÞ-dejected nistelæÞámn-dejection
  • incatröli-lawful incatröliámn-law
  • Þravætas-gravitational Þravætasámn-gravity

=Stative nouns

These are nouns that give detail as to what someone or something is, such as: profession, religion, nationality etc, and typically take the ending átsi:

  • incatrolátsiel-police (this is a plural noun by default)
  • reparesenátsi-ambassador
  • stæmátsi-anarchist
  • Estöna-Estonia Estönátsi-Estonian
  • Anglæána-England Anglæánátsi-English
  • qaÞolianámn-catholasism qaÞolianátsi-catholic
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