Lesson 4 Flashcards
Feminine Noun Endings
a > ǫ
U-mutation
ǫ in a root syllable is always from an a that is or was followed by a u in a later syllable
barn
“child”
(neuter)
fall
“a fall”
(neuter)
lag
“alliance, relationship; order”
(neuter)
nafn
“name”
(neuter)
skuld
“debt”
(feminine)
frá skap·i
“from a mood”
(dative singular neuter)
frá skǫp·um
“from moods”
(dative plural neuter)
frá sǫk
“from a subject”
(dative singular feminine)
frá sǫk·um
“from subjects”
(dative plural feminine)
frá ætt
“from a family”
(dative singular feminine)
frá ætt·um
“from families”
(dative plural feminine)
hér er skap
“here’s a mood”
(nominative singular neuter)
hér eru skǫp
“here are moods”
(nominative plural neuter)
hér er sǫk
“here’s a subject”
(nominative singular feminine)
hér eru sakir
“here are subjects”
(nominative plural feminine)
hér er ætt
“here’s a family”
(nominative singular feminine)
hér eru ætt·ir
“here are families”
(nominative plural feminine)
til sakar
“to a subject”
(genitive singular feminine)
til sak·a
“to subjects”
(genitive plural feminine)
til skap·a
“to moods”
(genitive plural neuter)
til skap·s
“to a mood”
(genitive singular neuter)
til ætt·a
“to families”
(genitive plural feminine)
til ætt·ar
“to a family”
(genitive singular feminine)
um skap
“about a mood”
(accusative singular neuter)
um skǫp
“about moods”
(accusative plural neuter)
um sǫk
“about a subject”
(accusative singular feminine)
um sak·ir
“about subjects”
(accusative plural feminine)
um ætt
“about a family”
(accusative singular feminine)
um ætt·ir
“about families”
(accusative plural feminine)
