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* '''Þravætas'''-''gravitational'' '''Þravætasámn'''-''gravity''
* '''Þravætas'''-''gravitational'' '''Þravætasámn'''-''gravity''


===Stative nouns==
===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''':
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''':

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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