Masculine a-stem
The biggest masculine strong noun class. Has a thematic vowel "π°" and has an ending "-π" in nominative singular. Like in other masculine and neuter classes, masculine a-stem duals have different sets of endings for animate and inanimate nouns.
| Singular | Dual in. | Dual an. | Paucal | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | -π | -π° | -π΄πΉπ | -ππ | |
| Voc. | -π°πΏ | -π° | -π΄πΉπ | -ππ | |
| Acc. | - | -π° | -πΉπ½π | -π°π½π | |
| Gen. | -πΉπ | -π | -π΄ | ||
| Caus. | -π°π | -π°π±π° | -πΉπ±π° | -π°π±πΉ | -π°π |
| Dat. | -π°πΉ | -π°πΌπ° | -πΉπΌπ° | -π°πΌπΉ | -π°πΌ |
| Peg. | -πΉ | -π°ππ° | -πΉππ° | -π°ππΉ | -π°π |
| Instr. | -π° | -π°πΌπΆπ° | -πΉπΌπΆπ° | -π°πΌπΆπΉ | -π°πΌπ |
| Form. | -π°π½π | -π°π π° | -πΉπ π° | -π°π πΉ | -π°π |
| Semb. | -π°π±π° | -π°π±πΆπ° | -πΉπ±πΆπ° | -π°π±πΆπΉ | -π°ππ |
| All. | -π°πΈ | -π°πππ° | -πΉπππ° | -π°πππΉ | -π°ππ |
| Loc. | -π°π | -π°ππΆπ° | -πΉππΆπ° | -π°ππΆπΉ | -π°ππ |
| Abl. | -π°π½π° | -π°ππ½π° | -πΉππ½π° | -π°ππ½πΉ | -π°ππ½π° |
In the masculine a-stem nouns ending in a short vowel + π (diphtongs are not considered short vowels), the nominative singular -π is dropped. The same rule also applies to other nouns that have nominative singular ending "-π" as well as to adjectives.