Appendix:Old English athematic declension
- Athematic Old English nouns are typically one-syllable nouns that umlaut their stem vowel, making ō→ē, ā→ǣ, an→en, u→y.
- If an ending beginning with an u is present, it becomes e in inflected forms.
- If an athematic noun is masculine, the nominative/accusative plural and dative singular umlaut. If feminine, then the genitive may also umlaut.
Examples
[edit]Masculine
[edit]Citation form: fōt m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fōt | fēt |
| accusative | ||
| genitive | fōt·es | fōt·a |
| dative | fēt | fōt·um |
Short feminine
[edit]Citation form: hnutu f
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hnut·u | hnyt·e |
| accusative | ||
| genitive | hnyt·e or hnut·e | hnut·a |
| dative | hnyt·e | hnut·um |
Long feminine
[edit]Citation form: bōc f
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bōc | bēċ |
| accusative | ||
| genitive | bēċ or bōc·e | bōc·a |
| dative | bēċ | bōc·um |
Long neuter
[edit]Citation form: sċrūd n
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċrūd | sċrūd |
| accusative | ||
| genitive | sċrūd·es | sċrūd·a |
| dative | sċrȳd | sċrūd·um |