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Declension Tables

Proper Nouns
Example: Rihanha Nom-Acc
Subject-Object		 Genitive
Possessive		 Dative
Indirect Object
Singular (-ha)
Rihanha
a Romulan		 s'-
s'Rihan
Romulan's		 -(h)'ri
Rihanh'ri
(to/for) the Romulan
Plural -su
Rihannsu
Romulans		 ch'-
ch'Rihan
Romulans'		 -su'ri
Rihannsu'ri
(to/for) the Romulans
In the Nom-Acc and Dative plurals, a final "n" or "m" in the root word is doubled before adding the suffix

Group 1 Nouns: Ending in -æ, -e and -i
Example: dhroi Nom-Acc
Subject-Object		 Genitive
Possessive		 Dative
Indirect Object
Singular dhroi
answer		 -n
dhroin
answer's		 -vha
droivha
(to/for) the answer
Plural -in
dhroiin
answers		 -en
dhroien
answers'		 -vher
dhroivher
(to/for) the answers

Group 2 Nouns: Ending in -a, -o and -u
Example: fhuokha Nom-Acc
Subject-Object		 Genitive
Possessive		 Dative
Indirect Object
Singular fhuokha
messenger		 -m
fhuokham
messenger's		 -vha
fhuokhavha
(to/for) the messenger
Plural -r
fhuokhar
messengers		 -(')en
fhuokha'en
messengers'		 -vher
fhuokhavher
(to/for) the messengers

Group 3 Nouns: Ending in a Consonant but not -am
Example: rheahk Nom-Acc
Subject-Object		 Genitive
Possessive		 Dative
Indirect Object
Singular rheahk
school		 -ai
rheahkai
school's		 -evha
rheahkevha
(to/for) the school
Plural -ir
rheahkir
schools		 -en
rheahken
schools'		 -evher
rheahkevher
(to/for) the schools

Group 4 Nouns: Ending in -sam
Example: ravsam Nom-Acc
Subject-Object		 Genitive
Possessive		 Dative
Indirect Object
Singular ravsam
sibling		 -sam to -sem
ravsem
sibling's		 -*sam to -sevha
rasevha
(to/for) the sibling
Plural -sam to -sai
ravsai
siblings		 -sam to -sen
ravsen
siblings'		 -*sam to -sevher
rasevher
(to/for) the siblings

Group 5 Nouns: Ending in -am but not -sam
Example: rhadam Nom-Acc
Subject-Object		 Genitive
Possessive		 Dative
Indirect Object
Singular rhadam
person		 -am to -em
rhadem
person's		 -*am to -evha
rhaevha
(to/for) the person
Plural -am to -ai
rhadai
persons/people		 -am to -en
rhaden
persons'		 -*am to -evher
rhaevher
(to/for) the persons

Irregular Nouns

hfai Nom-Acc
Subject-Object		 Genitive
Possessive		 Dative
Indirect Object
Singular hfai
servant		 hfeham
servant's		 hfaevha
(to/for) the servent
Plural hfehan
servants		 hfahen
servants'		 hfaevher
(to/for) the servants
hfihar Nom-Acc
Subject-Object		 Genitive
Possessive		 Dative
Indirect Object
Singular hfihar
houseclan		 hfirh
houseclan's		 hfihevha
(to/for) the houseclan
Plural hfihrnn
houseclans		 hfirhin
houseclans'		 hfihevher
(to/for) the houseclans