Létë/Declension Paradigms

Irregular declensions (or special), are underlined. Often nouns ending in a consonant, and are without a stem form, will contract the case suffix, or insert an -e- between the singular suffix and the noun, an -i- between the plural suffix and the noun, and a -u- for u-duals.

Those nouns that have a t or d in the word retain the suffix's original form, and precede it with a -u-. For example:

atan "lesser being":

Nom. atanu, Gen. atanunt, Dat. atanunna, Loc. atanullo,

Abl. atanummë, All. atanussë, Inst. atanuva, Com. atanuo

Nouns on -a

Nouns on -a always have regular declensions.

We use alla "leaf"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	alla	allan	allu
Genitive	allar	allarin	allant
Dative	allanna	allannar	allanta
Locative	allallo	allallon	allalto
Ablative	allammë	allammer	allummë
Allative	allassë	allassen	allatsë
Instrumental	allava	allavan	alluva
Comitative	allo	allio	alluo

Note that nouns on -oa have comitative singular on -avo:

hroa "door" -> hravo

Nouns on -ë without i-stem

These nouns have regular declensions. It has plural on -ië, which replaces the final -ë.

We use nelpë "softness, comfort"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	nelpë	nelpië	nelpelu
Genitive	nelper	nelperin	nelpent
Dative	nelpenna	nelpennar	nelpenta
Locative	nelpello	nelpellon	nelpelto
Ablative	nelpemmë	nelpemmer	nelpelummë
Allative	nelpessë	nelpessen	nelpetsë
Instrumental	nelpeva	nelpevan	nelpeuva
Comitative	nelpëo	nelpëon	nelpëot

Nouns on -ë with i-stem

These nouns use -i in all cases instead of -ë except nominative singular and nominative plural, where they end in -ië. This is due to the fact that as the language evolved, its phonology developed so that no word could end on an -i. However, there are exceptions, as outlined below.

We use lingwë (lingwi-) "chair"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	lingwë	lingwië	lingwilu
Genitive	lingwir	lingwirin	lingwint
Dative	lingwinna	lingwinnar	lingwinta
Locative	lingwillo	lingwillon	lingwilto
Ablative	lingwimmë	lingwimmer	lingummë
Allative	lingwissë	lingwissen	lingwitsë
Instrumental	lingwiva	lingwivan	lingwiuva
Comitative	lingwio	lingwion	lingwiot

Nouns on -i

These are few and far between. Most pertain to the sky, or feminine things. These are anomalies in the language as usually it is illegal to end in an -i, surviving relics of a somewhat earlier language.

We use aiwi "air"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	aiwi	aiwin	aiwilu
Genitive	aiwir	aiwirin	aiwint
Dative	aiwinna	aiwinnar	aiwinta
Locative	aiwillo	aiwillon	aiwilto
Ablative	aiwimmë	aiwimmer	ayummë
Allative	aiwissë	aiwissen	aiwitsë
instrumental	aiwiva	aiwivan	aiwiuva
Comitative	aiwio	aiwion	aiwiot

Nouns on -o without u-stem

These behave much the same as nouns on -a.

We use poro "reel"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	poro	poron	poru
Genitive	poror	pororin	poront
Dative	poronna	poronnar	poronta
Locative	porollo	porollon	porolto
Ablative	porommë	porommer	porummë
Allative	porossë	porossen	porotsë
Instrumental	porova	porovan	poruva
Comitative	poro	porio	poruo

Nouns on -o with u-stem

These use -u in all cases except nominative singular.

We use culo (culu-) "digit"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	culo	culun	culu
Genitive	culur	culurin	culunt
Dative	culunna	culunnar	culunta
Locative	culullo	culullon	cululto
Ablative	culummë	culummer	culummë
Allative	culussë	culussen	culutsë
Instrumental	culuva	culuvan	culuva
Comitative	culo	culon	culuo

Note that nouns such as these that end in -co or -go change to -qu and -gw respectively in certain plural cases. This happens for: nominative plural, with the ending -ië rather than the normal -n; genitive plural, with the ending -irin; essive plural, with the ending -ita; instrumental plural, with the ending -iva; comitative plural, with the ending -ion; and abessive plural, with the ending -irë. Here is a table with oco "beast" to help clarify:

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	oco	oquië	ocu
Genitive	ocur	oquirin	ocunt
Dative	ocunna	ocunnar	ocunta
Locative	ocullo	ocullon	oculto
Ablative	ocummë	ocummer	ocummë
Allative	ocussë	ocussen	ocutsë
Instrumental	ocuva	oquiva	ocuva
Comitative	oco	oquion	ocuo

2-letter nouns

Nouns in this category decline regularly as per the phonology. Note that monosyllabic words which end with a consonant retain the long vowel if they have one.

We use fé "the eye"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	fé	fén	feu
Genitive	fér	férin	fent
Dative	fenna	fennar	fenta
Locative	fello	fellon	felto
Ablative	femmë	femmer	femme
Allative	fessë	fessen	fetsë
Instrumental	féva	févan	feuva
Comitative	fëo	fëon	fëot

Note that body parts that come in natural pairs, among other words, are an exceptional to the rule that no word may end on a diphthong, when it come to nominative dual case. Hence feu is allowed, and would mean "eyes". Plural would mean many "eyes".

Nouns on -l

We use nenal "rapture, heaven's rending (more or less some great catastrophe)"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	nenal	nenalië	nenalu
Genitive	nenaler	nenalirin	nenalunt
Dative	nenalda	nenalinnar	nenalunta
Locative	nenallo	nenallon	nenalto
Ablative	nenalmë	nenalimmer	nenalummë
Allative	nenaldë	nenalissen	nenalutsë
Instrumental	nenalwa	nenaliva	nenaluva
Comitative	nenalo	nenalion	nenaluo

Nouns on -n

We use aman "a power"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	aman	amanië	amanu
Genitive	amaner	amanirin	amanunt
Dative	amanna	amannar	amanta
Locative	amallo	amanillon	amanulto
Ablative	amammë	amanimmer	amanummë
Allative	amandë	amanissen	amanutsë
Instrumental	amanwa	amaniva	amanuva
Comitative	amano	amanion	amanto

Nouns on -r

We use lamar "shelter"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	lamar	lamarië	lamaru
Genitive	lamar	lamarin	lamarunt
Dative	lamarenna	lamarinnar	lamarunta
Locative	lamallo	lamallon	lamalto
Ablative	lamaremmë	lamarimmer	lamarummë
Allative	lamaressë	lamarissen	lamarutsë
Instrumental	lamarwa	lamariva	lamaruva
Comitative	lamaro	lamarion	lamarto

Nouns on -s

We use falos "hole"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	falos	falosië	falosu
Genitive	faloser	falosirin	falosunt
Dative	falosenna	falosinnar	falosunta
Locative	falollo	falollon	falolto
Ablative	falosemmë	falosimmer	falosummë
Allative	falossë	falossen	falotsë
Instrumental	falohwa	falosiva	falosuva
Comitative	faloso	falosion	falosto

Nouns on -t

We use talat "cloud". Note that because all -t nouns have a t in them, they will always decline on u-dual.

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	talat	talatië	talatu
Genitive	talater	talatirin	talatunt
Dative	talatenna	talatinnar	talatunna
Locative	talatello	talatillon	talatullo
Ablative	talatemmë	talatimmer	talatummë
Allative	talatsë	talatsen	talatussë
Instrumental	talateva	talativan	talatuva
Comitative	talato	talation	talatuo

m-stems

As discussed in phonlogy on the main page, m cannot end a word. As a result, it has changed to -n in the nominative, but declines in other cases on -m.

hinen, hinem- "value, worth"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	hinen	hinemië	hinemu
Genitive	hinemer	hinemirin	hinemunt
Dative	hinemna	hinemnar	hinemunta
Locative	hinemello	hinemillo	hinemulto
Ablative	hinemmë	hinemmer	hinemummë
Allative	hinendë	hinemissë	hinemutsë
Instrumental	hinemeva	hinemivan	hinemuva
Comitative	hinemo	hinemion	hinemuo

There are also words with stem on -ng which behave as above:

halan, halang- "height"

The allative is halandë and ablative is halammë.

c-stems

Some words originally ended in c but now end in t. When they decline, they do so on -c except for nominative singular, which is on -t.

quenet, quenec- "a clip (as used to clip things together)"

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	quenet	quenecië	quenecu
Genitive	quenecer	quenecirin	quenecunt
Dative	quenenca	quenencar	quenecunta
Locative	quenelco	quenelcon	queneculto
Ablative	quenecemmë	quenecimmer	quenecummë
Allative	quenexë	quenexen	quenecutsë
Instrumental	quenequa	quenequan	quenecuva
Comitative	queneco	quenecion	quenecuo