# Gothic/Nouns

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Gothic nouns come in four grammatical cases, but some having a fifth, instrumental case, in all three persons. There are different forms for only two numbers (singular, and plural).
This declension counterparts the second declension (us/um) of Latin, and the omicron declension (os/on) of Greek. It contains masculine and neuter nouns.
| | dags, –os day m. | dags, –os day m. | dags, –os day m. | dags, –os day m. | waurd, –a word n. | waurd, –a word n. | waurd, –a word n. | waurd, –a word n. |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Nominative | dags 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 | –s | dagos 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐍃 | –os | waurd 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 | – | waurda 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 | –a |
| Genitive | dagis 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 | –is | dage 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌴 | –e | waurdis 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹𐍃 | –is | waurde 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴 | –e |
| Dative | daga 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 | –a | dagam 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼 | –am | waurda 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 | –a | waurdam 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌼 | –am |
| Accusative | dag 𐌳𐌰𐌲 | – | dagans 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 | –ans | waurd 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 | – | waurda 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 | –a |
| Vocative | dag 𐌳𐌰𐌲 | – | | | | | | |

### The o declension

This declension counterparts the first declension (a) of Latin, and the alpha declension (a/as) of Greek. It contains feminine nouns.
| | giba, –os gift f. | giba, –os gift f. | giba, –os gift f. | giba, –os gift f. |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Nominative | giba 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 | –a | gibos 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉𐍃 | –os |
| Genitive | gibos 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉𐍃. | –os | gibo 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉 | –o |
| Dative | gibai 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 | –ai | gibom 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉𐌼 | –om |
| Accusative | giba 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 | –a | gibos 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉𐍃 | –a |

### The i declension

This declension counterparts the vowel stems of the third declension (is) of Latin, and the third declension of Greek. It contains masculine and feminine nouns.
| | gasts, –eis stranger, guest m. | gasts, –eis stranger, guest m. | gasts, –eis stranger, guest m. | gasts, –eis stranger, guest m. | qens, –eis wife f. | qens, –eis wife f. | qens, –eis wife f. | qens, –eis wife f. |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Nominative | gasts 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 | –s | gasteis 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 | –eis | qens 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃 | –s | qeneis 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 | –eis |
| Genitive | gastis 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐍃 | –is | gaste 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴 | –e | qenais 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 | –ais | qene 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌴 | –e |
| Dative | gasta 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰 | –a | gastim 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌼 | –im | qenai 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌰𐌹 | –ai | qenim 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌹𐌼 | –im |
| Accusative | gast 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄 | – | gastins 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 | –ins | qen 𐌵𐌴𐌽 | – | qenins 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 | –ins |
| Vocative | gast 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄 | – | | | | | | |

### The u declension

This declension counterparts the fourth declension (us) of Latin. It contains nouns of all genders. Both neutra, faihu "property" and qairu "thorn", in this declension lack plural. Feminines inflect as masculines.
| | sunus, –jus son m. | sunus, –jus son m. | sunus, –jus son m. | sunus, –jus son m. | faihu property n. | faihu property n. |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural | Singular | Singular |
| Nominative | sunus 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 | –us | sunjus 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 | –jus | faihu 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 | –u |
| Genitive | sunaus 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃 | –aus | suniwe 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌴 | –iwe | faihaus 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃 | –aus |
| Dative | sunau 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿 | –au | sunum 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐌼 | –um | faihau 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌿 | –au |
| Accusative | sunu 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿 | –u | sununs 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐌽𐍃 | –uns | faihu 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 | –u |
| Vocative | sunu 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿 | –u | | | | |