Allative case
Allative case is generally used to mark direction into. Together with locative and ablative, allative forms the so called "triad" cases, frequently encountered with postpositions of location.
Like other locative cases, allative case has suffixed subcases:
- Elative (-πΉπ½) β explicitly states movement into the inside of something. Used with solid object nouns or nouns of enclosed places.
- Sublative (-π°π) β marks movement onto the surface of somethig.
Suffixed subcases are placed right after the case consonant / cluster, but before the dual / paucal marker and the indefinitives.
Allative case is a regular new oblique and has a non-singular cluster "ππ".
Usages
1. Allative of destination
Describes a general direction into (into whom? into what?).
Examples
2. Allative of duration
Used to mark until what the action lasts. It is used with time periods specifically, and unlike the exclusionary "acc. + πΏπ½π³" construction, temporal allative includes the allative noun as the final timeframe in which something is going to happen.
Examples
3. Translative allative
With the verbs of change, allative is used to mark a state to which the subject is going to transition into.
With the verb π π°πΉππΈπ°π½ specifically, allative is often helps distinguishing future tense constructions, which use nominative case, and translative constructions with the meaning "to become".
Formation
Strong nouns
| Singular | Dual in. | Dual an. | Paucal | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nt. a-stem | -π°πΈ | -π°πππ° | -πΉπππ° | -π°πππΉ | -π°ππ |
| m. a-stem | -π°πΈ | -π°πππ° | -πΉπππ° | -π°πππΉ | -π°ππ |
| f. Ε-stem | -π°πΈ | -ππππ° | -ππππΉ | -πππ | |
| nt. ja-stem | -πΎπ°πΈ | -πΎπ°πππ° | -πΎπΉπππ° | -πΎπ°πππΉ | -πΎπ°ππ |
| m. ja-stem | -πΎπ°πΈ | -πΎπ°πππ° | -πΎπΉπππ° | -πΎπ°πππΉ | -πΎπ°ππ |
| f. jΕ-stem | -πΎπ°πΈ | -πΎππππ° | -πΎππππΉ | -πΎπππ | |
| nt. wa-stem | -π π°πΈ | -π π°πππ° | -π πΉπππ° | -π π°πππΉ | -π π°ππ |
| m. wa-stem | -π π°πΈ | -π π°πππ° | -π πΉπππ° | -π π°πππΉ | -π π°ππ |
| f. wΕ-stem | -π π°πΈ | -π ππππ° | -π ππππΉ | -π πππ | |
| nt. i-stem | -πΉπΈ | -πΉπππ° | -πΉπππΉ | -πΉππ | |
| m. i-stem | -πΉπΈ | -πΉπππ° | -πΉπππΉ | -πΉππ | |
| f. i-stem | -π°πΉπΈ | -πΉπππ° | -πΉπππΉ | -πΉππ | |
| nt. ji-stem | -πΎπΉπΈ | -πΎπΉπππ° | -πΎπΉπππΉ | -πΎπΉππ | |
| nt. u-stem | -πΏπΈ | -πΏπππ° | -πΏπππΉ | -πΏππ | |
| m. u-stem | -πΏπΈ | -πΏπππ° | -πΏπππΉ | -πΏππ | |
| f. u-stem | -πΏπΈ | -πΏπππ° | -πΏπππΉ | -πΏππ | |
Strong nouns mainly use their thematic vowel followed by a suffix -πΈ in singulars (notable exceptions are feminine i-stem which uses -π°πΉ- instead of a thematic vowel and feminine Ε-stem which uses -π°-).
Weak nouns
| Singular | Dual in. | Dual an. | Paucal | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nt. an-stem | -πΉπ½πΈ | -πΉπππ° | -π°πππΉ | -π°ππ | |
| m. an-stem | -πΉπ½πΈ | -πΉπππ° | -π°πππΉ | -π°ππ | |
| f. Εn-stem | -ππ½πΈ | -ππππ° | -ππππΉ | -πππ | |
| nt. in-stem | -πΏπ½πΈ | -πΏπππ° | -πΉπππΉ | -πΉππ | |
| m. in-stem | -πΏπ½πΈ | -πΏπππ° | -πΉπππ° | -πΉπππΉ | -πΉππ |
| f. Δ«n-stem | -π΄πΉπ½πΈ | -π΄πΉπππ° | -π΄πΉπππΉ | -π΄πΉππ | |
| nt. un-stem | -π°π½πΈ | -π°πππ° | -πΏπππΉ | -πΏππ | |
| m. un-stem | -π°π½πΈ | -π°πππ° | -πΉπππ° | -πΏπππΉ | -πΏππ |
| f. Ε«n-stem | -πΏΜπ½πΈ | -πΏΜπππ° | -πΏΜπππΉ | -πΏΜππ | |
Weak singulars are ablauted and have a suffix -πΈ after the -π½-.
Consonant stems
| Singular | Dual in. | Dual an. | Paucal | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nt. ct-stem | -axπΏπΈ | -axπΏπππ° | -byπΏπππΉ | -cyπΏππ | |
| m. ct-stem | -axπΏπΈ | -axπΏπππ° | -axπΉπππ° | -byπΏπππΉ | -cyπΏππ |
| f. ct-stem | -axπΏπΈ | -axπΏπππ° | -byπΏπππΉ | -cyπΏππ | |
| nt. d-ct-stem | -axπΉπΈ | -axπΉπππ° | -axπΏπππ° | -byπΉπππΉ | -cyπΉππ |
This table uses the generalized consonant stem notation.
Allative is not a core oblique, therefore it uses a short unablauted vowel in singular consonant stems. The singular ending is -πΏπΈ after the consonant.
Static consonant stems
| Singular | Dual in. | Dual an. | Paucal | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nt. sc-stem | -πΏπΈπΏπΈ | -πΏπΈπΏπππ° | -πΏπΈπΏπππΉ | -πΏπΈπΏππ | |
| m. sc-stem | -πΏπΈ | -πΏπππ° | -πΉπππ° | -πΏπππΉ | -πΏππ |
| f. sc-stem | -πΏπΈ | -πΏπππ° | -πΏπππΉ | -πΏππ | |
| m. nd-stem | -π°πΈ | -π°πππ° | -πΉπππ° | -π°πππΉ | -π°ππ |
All static consonant stems proper end in -πΏπΈ in singular. Meanwhile, nd-stems end in -π°πΈ.
Neuter consonant stems have an -πΏπΈ- infix in all forms.