NOUNSFÛNÄWICASES -
girēzoniGeorgish has 9 different cases used to modify nouns and describe their function in a sentence or describe the nouns themselves. They are:
Nominative - the subject - see below
Genitive - the noun possessed by something - see below
Anti-Genitive - the noun possessing another - see below
Sarcastic - used in literature to show sarcasm - S:
-lēnîn/-ūlēnîn P:
-lēnînTentative - to show the noun is not complete; the same as using "like" - S:
ïr' P:
-wïrInstrumental - the noun which is being used to complete an action - S:
-ânzt/-cânzt P:
-cânztComitative - to show companionship with the noun; "together with [...]," more accurately "in company with [...]" - S:
-sî/-ūsî P:
-sîAbessive - shows not being in company with the noun - S:
-nīsî/-ūnīsî P:
-nīsîTerminative - to show the end of a noun, "the end of [...]" - S:
-nî/-ūnî P:
-nîNouns are grouped into three declensions. Their declension assignment affects their Genitive and Anti-Genitive endings. The three declension endings (singular only, plural is always
-i/-fi:
1. -po, -pyar, -war, -jur
Genitive: ēz'
Anti-Genitive: -garz (S+P)
Example: fôŋūpyar = the house
ēz'fôŋū = of a house
fôŋūgarz = [...]'s house
2. -ū, -ēn, -īn, -yū
Genitive: az'
Anti-Genitive: -ēj/-cēj (S) -därc (P)
3. -aĉ, -esz, -zēf
Genitive: îz'
Anti-Genitive: -tē (S+P)
By the Way: The letter
ä in Georgish actually means
/e/, not the same as /ɛ/