Fifth declension, to which nouns ending –uo, a little different from everyone else. There are not many such words, but that doesn't mean, that none of them are widely used. For example, everyone uses vanduo words, a dog, sister, mėnuo and so on.
Usually the endings change as follows:
|
What |
Is |
Came |
What |
Kuo |
Where |
|
|
Vns |
uo |
and-s |
en-iui |
en-to |
en-iu |
stars |
|
Dgs |
and ice |
I don't |
one-ims |
and-is |
en-imis |
not-yse |
Let's consider, how the endings change in some words:
Vns.
|
What? |
sister |
a person |
a dog |
water |
month |
autumn |
daughter |
|
Is? |
sesers |
asmens |
šuns |
waterens |
monthesio |
thingens |
ducters |
|
Came? |
seseagles |
asmto the enemy |
šuno |
waterto the enemy |
monthesiui |
thingto the enemy |
ducteagles |
|
What? |
seserto |
asmman |
šuno |
waterman |
monthesto |
thingman |
ducterto |
|
Kuo? |
sesarea, seserimi |
asmenia |
šuniu, šuni |
waterenia |
monthesiu |
thingenia |
ducterimi, ductarea |
|
Where? |
seserSTARS |
asmin the |
šujunction |
waterin the |
monthesSTARS |
thingenyse |
ducterSTARS |
Dgs.
|
What? |
seserys |
asmenemy |
šunys |
waterenemy |
monththis time |
thingenemy |
ducterys |
|
Is? |
seseruh |
asmen |
šuwell |
wateren |
monthwould be |
thingen |
ducteruh |
|
Came? |
seserims |
asmenims |
šunims |
waterenims |
monthto be |
thingenims |
ducterims |
|
What? |
seseris |
asmenis |
šunis |
waterenis |
monthof him |
thingenis |
ducteris |
|
Kuo? |
seserthe bottom |
asmfor example |
šutoo much |
waterfor example |
monthesiais |
thingfor example |
ducterthe bottom |
|
Where? |
seserywith |
asmenyse |
šunyse |
waterenyse |
monthwill be |
thingenyse |
ductercough |
You can see, What:
- sister, daughter instead of the classical suffix in have a suffix is.
- a dog bows according to the rule, but instead of a suffix in has and.
- month has a suffix es and endings like nouns in -is masculine (I declension).
- the remaining of the selected words were declined according to the rule.
