Appendix:Slovene nouns/fourth masculine declension
Fourth masculine declension follow all masculine nouns that have ending -ega in genitive singular. These nouns are actually nominalized adjectives and they follow the same declensional pattern as definite adjectives.
Basic sample
[edit]This declension differentiates between animate and inanimate nouns, however the vast majority of nouns are animate because they take the isolated form in accusative singular and then the preceding adjectives also take the ending -ega, which is used for animate nouns. This process is also common for nouns that would not usually be classified as animate.
| Fourth masculine declension (adjectival endings, animate) , fixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | blȋžnji | ||
| gen. sing. | blȋžnjega | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
blȋžnji | blȋžnja | blȋžnji |
| genitive rodȋlnik |
blȋžnjega | blȋžnjih | blȋžnjih |
| dative dajȃlnik |
blȋžnjemu | blȋžnjima | blȋžnjim |
| accusative tožȋlnik |
blȋžnjega | blȋžnja | blȋžnje |
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
blȋžnjem | blȋžnjih | blȋžnjih |
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
blȋžnjim | blȋžnjima | blȋžnjimi |
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
blȋžnji | blȋžnja | blȋžnji |
| Fourth masculine declension (adjectival endings, inanimate) , fixed accent (singularia tantum) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | Ímotski | ||
| gen. sing. | Ímotskega | ||
| singular | |||
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
Ímotski | ||
| genitive rodȋlnik |
Ímotskega | ||
| dative dajȃlnik |
Ímotskemu | ||
| accusative tožȋlnik |
Ímotski | ||
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
Ímotskem | ||
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
Ímotskim | ||
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
Ȋmotski | ||
Alterations
[edit]- Some nouns have ending -y in nominative singular, nominative plural, and accusative singular if inanimate.
| Fourth masculine declension (adjectival endings, animate) , fixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | Chomsky | ||
| gen. sing. | Chomskega | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative imenovȃlnik |
Chomsky | Chomska | Chomsky |
| genitive rodȋlnik |
Chomskega | Chomskih | Chomskih |
| dative dajȃlnik |
Chomskemu | Chomskima | Chomskim |
| accusative tožȋlnik |
Chomskega | Chomska | Chomske |
| locative mẹ̑stnik |
Chomskem | Chomskih | Chomskih |
| instrumental orọ̑dnik |
Chomskim | Chomskima | Chomskimi |
| (vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
Chomsky | Chomska | Chomski |