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- 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
Masculine
Citation form: fōt m
|
singular |
plural
|
| nominative
|
fōt |
fēt
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| accusative
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| genitive
|
fōt·es |
fōt·a
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| dative
|
fēt |
fōt·um
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Short feminine
Citation form: hnutu f
|
singular |
plural
|
| nominative
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hnut·u |
hnyt·e
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| accusative
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| genitive
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hnyt·e or hnut·e |
hnut·a
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| dative
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hnyt·e |
hnut·um
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Long feminine
Citation form: bōc f
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singular |
plural
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| nominative
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bōc |
bēċ
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| accusative
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| genitive
|
bēċ or bōc·e |
bōc·a
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| dative
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bēċ |
bōc·um
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Long neuter
Citation form: sċrūd n
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singular |
plural
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| nominative
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sċrūd |
sċrūd
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| accusative
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| genitive
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sċrūd·es |
sċrūd·a
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| dative
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sċrȳd |
sċrūd·um
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See also