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Gothic nouns come in four grammatical cases, but some having a fifth, instrumental case, in all three persons. There are different forms for only two numbers (singular, and plural).
This declension counterparts the second declension (us/um) of Latin, and the omicron declension (os/on) of Greek. It contains masculine and neuter nouns.
dags, –os day m. waurd, –a word n. Singular Plural Singular Plural Nominative dags𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 –s dagos𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐍃 –os waurd𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 – waurda𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 –a Genitive dagis𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 –is dage𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌴 –e waurdis𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹𐍃 –is waurde𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴 –e Dative daga𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 –a dagam𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼 –am waurda𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 –a waurdam𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌼 –am Accusative dag𐌳𐌰𐌲 – dagans𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 –ans waurd𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 – waurda𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 –a Vocative dag𐌳𐌰𐌲 –
The o declension
This declension counterparts the first declension (a) of Latin, and the alpha declension (a/as) of Greek. It contains feminine nouns.
giba, –os gift f. Singular Plural Nominative giba𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 –a gibos𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉𐍃 –os Genitive gibos𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉𐍃. –os gibo𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉 –o Dative gibai𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 –ai gibom𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉𐌼 –om Accusative giba𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 –a gibos𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉𐍃 –os
The i declension
This declension counterparts the vowel stems of the third declension (is) of Latin, and the third declension of Greek. It contains masculine and feminine nouns.
gasts, –eis stranger, guest m. qens, –eis wife f. Singular Plural Singular Plural Nominative gasts𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 –s gasteis𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 –eis qens𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 –s qeneis𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 –eis Genitive gastis𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐍃 –is gaste𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴 –e qenais𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 –ais qene𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌴 –e Dative gasta𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰 –a gastim𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌼 –im qenai𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌰𐌹 –ai qenim𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌹𐌼 –im Accusative gast𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄 – gastins𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 –ins qen𐌵𐌴𐌽 – qenins𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 –ins Vocative gast𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄 –
The u declension
This declension counterparts the fourth declension (us) of Latin. It contains nouns of all genders. Both neutra, faihu "property" and qairu "thorn", in this declension lack plural. Feminines inflect as masculines.
sunus, –jus son m. faihu property n. Singular Plural Singular Nominative sunus𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 –us sunjus𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 –jus faihu𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 –u Genitive sunaus𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃 –aus suniwe𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌴 –iwe faihaus𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃 –aus Dative sunau𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿 –au sunum𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐌼 –um faihau𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌿 –au Accusative sunu𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿 –u sununs𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐌽𐍃 –uns faihu𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 –u Vocative sunu𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿 –u