Wistrish noun cases
Wistrish has 13 base noun cases and additional 6 compound locative cases (see allative, locative and ablative pages).
Depending on how the case affects ablauting in the endings they are divided into three big groups: non-oblique, core oblique and new oblique.
Non-oblique cases
- Nominative case – the case that marks the direct subject of a sentence.
- Vocative case – the case that is used when addressing someone.
- Accusative case – the case that marks the direct object of a sentence.
Core oblique cases
- Genitive case – the case that marks the owner of a noun.
- Causal case – the case that marks the sentence cause.
- Dative case – the case that marks the indirect object / recepient in a sentence.
- Pegative case – the case that marks the indirect subject / donor in a sentence.
- Instrumental case – the case that marks the instrument used in an action.
New oblique cases
- Formal case – the case that marks position / substitution.
- Semblative case – the case that marks similarity to something.
- Allative case – the case that marks general direction into.
- Locative case – the case that marks general location in.
- Ablative case – the case that marks general direction out of.
By their formation, cases can be divided into irregular and regular cases. Regular cases have a specific consonant group that is used to create regular non-singulars in both nouns and adjectives.