Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Declension of nominals in -ā

NOUNS IN -Ā
mā "land"

Singular

Abs: < *ma-a
Erg: mās < mānas < *ma-a-nës
Inst: mān < māhan < *ma-a-hën
Sim: māi or māisi < *ma-a-še
Part: māda < *ma-a-da
Voc: < *ma-a-t
3p: māu < *ma-a-o
4p: māi < *ma-a-e
(Gen: māu < *ma-a-v)

Plural

Abs: māi < *ma-a-i
Erg: mēs < mēnes < *ma-a-i-nës
Inst: mēn < mēhen < *ma-a-i-hën
(Sim: mās(i) < *ma-ā-še < *ma-a-i-še)
Part: māja < māida < *ma-a-i-da
Voc: māi < *ma-a-i-t, with paradigmatic leveling from *mā
3p: māju < *ma-a-i-o
4p: māji < *ma-a-i-e
(Gen: māju < *ma-a-i-v)