Masculine i-stem
Another large masculine strong class, though smaller than masculine a-stem. Has a thematic vowel "πΉ" 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.
Masculine i-stem is conjugated similarly to feminine i-stem and neuter i-stem classes from the same i-subgroup.
| Singular | Dual in. | Dual an. | Paucal | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | -π | -π°πΉ | -π° | -πΏΜπ | -π΄πΉπ |
| Voc. | -π°πΏ | -π°πΉ | -π° | -πΏΜπ | -π΄πΉπ |
| Acc. | - | -π°πΉ | -π° | -πΏπ½π | -πΉπ½π |
| Gen. | -πΉπ | -π | -π΄ | ||
| Caus. | -πΉπ | -πΉπ±π° | -πΉπ±πΉ | -πΉπ | |
| Dat. | -π°πΉ | -πΉπΌπ° | -πΉπΌπΉ | -πΉπΌ | |
| Peg. | -πΉ | -πΉππ° | -πΉππΉ | -πΉπ | |
| Instr. | -π° | -πΉπΌπΆπ° | -πΉπΌπΆπΉ | -πΉπΌπ | |
| Form. | -πΉπ½π | -πΉπ π° | -πΉπ πΉ | -πΉπ | |
| Semb. | -πΉπ±π° | -πΉπ±πΆπ° | -πΉπ±πΆπΉ | -πΉππ | |
| All. | -πΉπΈ | -πΉπππ° | -πΉπππΉ | -πΉππ | |
| Loc. | -πΉπ | -πΉππΆπ° | -πΉππΆπΉ | -πΉππ | |
| Abl. | -πΉπ½π° | -πΉππ½π° | -πΉππ½πΉ | -πΉππ½π° | |
In the masculine i-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.
Note, that the nominative singular ending "-π" is also used by following classes:
- Masculine a-stem
- Feminine i-stem
- Masculine nd-stem
- Masculine sc-stem
- Feminine sc-stem