Noun and Modifier Declensions: Nominative (kas?), Dative (kam?)
Nouns: Masculine |
Adjectives/modifiers |
Nouns: Feminine |
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-s |
-is* |
masc. |
fem. |
-a |
-e |
-s |
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S |
N.kas? | koks | līcis | labs | laba | māja | upe | acs | ||
| D.kam? | kokam | līcim | labam | labai | mājai | upei | acij | |||
| P L U R. |
N.kas? | koki | līči | labi | labas | mājas | upes | acis | ||
| D.kam? | kokiem | līčiem | labiem | labām | mājām | upēm | acīm | |||
| *Consonant
changes, masculine -is in plural |
b
> bj p > pj v > vj |
c
> č s > š z > ž |
l
> ļ n > ņ |
d
> ž t > š |
No change in other consonants! |
Unusual
Words
"I," "you (singular)," "we,"
"you (plural)," "three"
| N.kas? | es | tu | mēs | jūs | «3»masc. trīs | «3»fem. trīs |
| D.kam? | man | tev | mums | jums | trim | trim |