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Flection types
Numerus
Proposal 1
Proposal 2
two numeri: singular and plural
two possible ways of forming plurals
monosyllabic regular nouns and multisyllabic regular ones ending on s, sch or z
get the the ending -e for forming the plural
long vowels at the end of the stem become short
single consonants at the end of the stem become double ones
all other regular nouns get the the ending -s for forming the plural
some plurals are formed irregularly
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Proposal 3
two numeri: singular and plural
two possible ways of forming plurals
method of pluralisation is determined by the stress pattern
nouns that end in a stressed syllable (includes all single-syllable nouns) take the suffix
-e (
par06) /
-en (
par11)
multi-syllable nouns that end in an unstressed syllable take the suffix -s
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Proposal 4
Words ending in "a"
It will have to be decided how to pluralise words that end with the letter A, assuming such words exist. If -s is the suffix, then it will just be -as; if -en, then -an or -en or -aen (pron. ajn); if -ar, then -ar or -aar; and if -e, then -e or -ae (pron. aj).
If the A-word is a foreign word, it could retain its native plural form - likewise with other foreign words - but this is almost a different topic.
Kasus
Proposal 1
two kasūs: nominative and genitive
genitive is obtained by appending the affix -s to the nominativ-form, where the affix for the plural comes first
(in case the nominativ already ends with an s, an apostroph is used instead)
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Proposal 2
two kasūs: nominative and genitive
genitive is created by appending -s to the stem or -'s if the stem ends with and s, z or x
it can also be created by using the preposition von
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Proposal 3
Proposal 4
Genus
(couldn't find any proposed grammar which uses genera so far)