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There are 5 forms of noun in Dalcurian: | There are 5 forms of noun in Dalcurian: | ||
===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
