A number of changes in modern Quenya seem rather irregular at first sight, when we look at the evolution from Old-Elvish to Quenya however, they can be explained. Let’s look at an example:
- `C7E5 aran "king" → `C7E5% arani "kings"
 
- `Vj$5 elen "star" → `Vj$5% eleni "stars"
 
but...
- 1Ej#5 talan "floor" → 1Dj#t% talami "floors"
 
Notice how 1Ej#t% talami has an t m in the plural, and not an 1Ej#t% n.
On the page Nouns we have said that 1Ej#t\ talam- was the stem of 1Ej#5 talan and we find the word as 1Ej#5 ›1Ej#t\› talan (talam-) in the word-lists. This makes for the word 1Ej#5 talan to be an irregular noun as it doesn't end with t m.
The reason for this irregularity is that modern Quenya no longer allows an t m to appear at the end of a word (see Phonology). So during the evolution of the language this t m turned into an 5 n in the nominative form. In all other cases it kept the t m, as it wasn't the final sound at the end of the word, thus allowing t m to stay.
All nouns with a u-dual that belong to one of the categories on this page, use their stem-forms but are otherwise regular (we use 9C7E5 haran, 9C65\ harn- "leader"):
| Case | Dual | Quenya | 
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | 9C65& | harnu | 
| Genitive | 9C65&`N | harnuo | 
| Possessive | 9C65&yE | harnuva | 
| Dative | 9C65&5 | harnun | 
| Ablative | 9C65&j°^ | harnullo | 
| Allative | 9C65&5:# | harnunna | 
| Locative | 9C65&,F | harnussë | 
| Instrumental | 9C65&5$5 | harnunen | 
| Respective | 9C65&8 | harnus | 
The irregular stem-forms can be found on a separate page: Exceptional stems.
d-/t- stems
The first group of words ends in \5 –n, \6 –r or \j –l. Their stem-forms are made by adding a \2\ –d–.
The second group ends in \5 –n, \6 –r or \8 –s and add \1 -t to form the stem.
A list of the known Quenya-words belonging to this group can be found on following page: Quenya/Nouns:_d/t-stems.
The adjectives on \5 –n probably also belong to the 2\ d- stems (PE 14 pg. 77):
- `B cE7T2% i hwarindi "the crooked (ones)"
 - cE7T2% 5$7T hwarindi neri "crooked men"
 
When they are used as final declinable words (see Inflected adjectives), they get the vowels \`V\ –e– or \`B\ –i– between the stem and the case-ending:
- 9C6t# eU7T2$,F harma furindessë "in a concealed treasure"
 - `M7U6 ~M7T2$5 urur úrindinen "with blazing hot fires"
 
The declension of 2\ d- and 1\ t- stems is regular except in the possessive singular. In this case we use the suffix \nE –wa with the nominative (all nouns in this group have u-duals):
| Case | Singular | Plural | Dual | Partitive Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eG`N5 fion  | 
eG`N2% fiondi  | 
eG`N2& fiondu  | 
eG`N2$j% fiondeli  | ||
| Genitive | eG`N2^ fiondo  | 
eG`N2%`N5 fiondion  | 
eG`N2&`N fionduo  | 
eG`N2$j%`N5 fiondelion  | ||
| Possessive | eG`NnE fionwa  | 
eG`N2%yE fiondiva  | 
eG`N2&yE fionduva  | 
eG`N2$j~ByE fiondelíva  | ||
| Dative | eG`N2$5 fionden  | 
eG`N2%5 fiondin  | 
eG`N2&5 fiondun  | 
eG`N2$j%5 fiondelin  | ||
| Ablative | eG`N2$j°^ fiondello  | 
eG`N2%j°^5 fiondillon  | 
eG`N2%j°^6 fiondillor  | 
eG`N2&j°^ fiondullo  | 
eG`N2$j%j°^5 fiondelillon  | 
eG`N2$j%j°^6 fiondelillor  | 
| Allative | eG`N2$5:# fiondenna  | 
eG`N2%5:#6 fiondinnar  | 
eG`N2&5:# fiondunna  | 
eG`N2$j%5:# fiondelinna  | 
eG`N2$j%5:#6 fiondelinnar  | |
| Locative | eG`N2$,F fiondessë  | 
eG`N2%,F5 fiondissen  | 
eG`N2&,F fiondussë  | 
eG`N2$,F fiondelissë  | 
eG`N2$,F5 fiondelissen  | |
| Instrumental | eG`N2$5$5 fiondenen  | 
eG`N2%5$5 fiondinen  | 
eG`N2&5$5 fiondunen  | 
eG`N2$j~B5$5 fiondelínen  | ||
| Respective | eG`N2$8 fiondes  | 
eG`N2%8 fiondis  | 
eG`N2&8 fiondus  | 
eG`N2$j%8 fiondelis  | ||
Contracted stems
Another group of stems lose the vowel of the second syllable. So the stem-form is a contracted form of the nominative.
Following nouns belong to this group:
- aH7Y5 coron, aH65\ corn- "ball"
 
- eR7R5 feren, eR65\ fern- "beech"
 
- 9C7E5 haran, 9C65\ harn- "leader"
 
- 9U`C5 huan, 9~M5\ hún- "dog"
 
- j#t#5 laman, j#t5\ lamn- "animal"
 
- iH7Y5 soron, iH65\ sorn- "eagle"
 
In quite a number of cases of the singular these words use the nominative to produce these cases. In the partitive plural they also use the nominative:
| Case | Singular | Plural | Dual | Partitive Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | 9C7E5 haran  | 
9C65% harni  | 
9C65$1 harnet  | 
9C7Ej°% haralli  | ||
| Genitive | 9C65^ harno  | 
9C65%`N5 harnion  | 
9C7E4^ haranto  | 
9C7Ej°%`N5 harallion  | ||
| Possessive | 9C7E5nE haranwa  | 
9C65%yE harniva  | 
9C65$1nE harnetwa  | 
9C7Ej°%yE haralliva  | ||
| Dative | 9C65$5 harnen  | 
9C65%5 harnin  | 
9C65$4 harnent  | 
9C7Ej°%5 harallin  | ||
| Ablative | 9C7Ej°^ harallo  | 
9C65%j°^5 harnillon  | 
9C65%j°^6 harnillor  | 
9C7Rj1Y harelto  | 
9C7Ej°%j°^5 harallillon  | 
9C7Ej°%j°^6 harallillor  | 
| Allative | 9C7E5:# haranna  | 
9C65%5:#6 harninnar  | 
9C65$4# harnenta  | 
9C7Ej°%5:# harallinna  | 
9C7Ej°%5:#6 harallinnar  | |
| Locative | 9C7E2$ harandë  | 
9C65%,F5 harnissen  | 
9C65$1R+ harnetsë  | 
9C7Ej°%,F harallissë  | 
9C7Ej°%,F5 harallissen  | |
| Instrumental | 9C7E5:$5 harannen  | 
9C65%5$5 harninen  | 
9C65$4$5 harnenten  | 
9C7Ej°%5$5 harallinen  | ||
| Respective | 9C65$8 harnes  | 
9C65%8 harnis  | 
9C65$1R8 harnetes  | 
9C7Ej°%8 harallis  | ||
There is a second group that have lost the final vowel + n in the nominative
- aDjt#6 calmar, aDjt#65\ calmarn- "child of light"
 
- 9Cj#1T6 halatir, 9Cj#1T65\ halatirn- "kingfisher"
 
- t$`C6 mëar, t$`C65\ mëarn- "gore, blood"
 
- qU6 pur, qU65\ purn- "(artificial) fire"
 
- 1EyE6 tavar, 1EyE65\ tavarn- "dale sprite"
 
and also
- iFj$6 seler, iFj°\ sell- "sister"
 
They have in the singular only two exceptional cases:
| Case | Singular | Plural | Dual | Partitive Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iFj$6 seler  | 
iFj°% selli  | 
iFj°$1 sellet  | 
iFj°$j% selleli  | ||
| Genitive | iFj°^ sello  | 
iFj°%`N5 sellion  | 
iFj$61Y selerto  | 
iFj°$j%`N5 sellelion  | ||
| Possessive | iFj$6nE selerwa  | 
iFj°%yE selliva  | 
iFj°$1nE selletwa  | 
iFj°$j~ByE sellelíva  | ||
| Dative | iFj°$5 sellen  | 
iFj°%5 sellin  | 
iFj°$4 sellent  | 
iFj°$j%5 sellelin  | ||
| Ablative | iFj°$j°^ sellello  | 
iFj°%j°^5 sellillon  | 
iFj°%j°^6 sellillor  | 
iFj°$j1Y sellelto  | 
iFj°$j%j°^5 sellelillon  | 
iFj°$j%j°^6 sellelillor  | 
| Allative | iFj°$5:# sellenna  | 
iFj°%5:#6 sellinnar  | 
iFj°$4# sellenta  | 
iFj°$j%5:# sellelinna  | 
iFj°$j%5:#6 sellelinnar  | |
| Locative | iFj°$,F sellessë  | 
iFj°%,F5 sellissen  | 
iFj°$1R+ selletsë  | 
iFj°$j%,F sellelissë  | 
iFj°$j%,F5 sellelissen  | |
| Instrumental | iFj$65$5 selernen  | 
iFj°%5$5 sellinen  | 
iFj°$4$5 sellenten  | 
iFj°$j%5$5 sellelinen  | ||
| Respective | iFj°$8 selles  | 
iFj°%8 sellis  | 
iFj°$1R8 selletes  | 
iFj°$j%8 sellelis  | ||
Doubled stems
There are also words in -t that have a doubled stem but they can be found on the page about Exceptional stems.
doubled stems in ss-
A number of stems double their final -s:
- aDj#8 calas, aDj#,\ calass- "brass"
 
- alYt#8 coimas, alYt#,\ coimass- "lembas" [1]
 
- `VzF8 eques, `VzF,\ equess- "saying"
 
- eDj#8 falas, eDj#,\ falass- "shore, beach"
 
- `B2%8 indis, `B2%,\ indiss- "bride"
 
- `B5nTj%8 inwilis, `B5nTj%,\ inwiliss- "fairy"
 
- `B8 is, `B,\ iss- "light snow"
 
- `B1T8 itis, `B1T,\ itiss- "fly bite"
 
- j%8 lis, j%,\ liss- "honey"
 
- 5$8 nes, 5$,\ ness- "mead, valley, land"
 
- 5%zG8 niquis, 5%zG,\ niquiss- "frost-pattern"
 
- 5~B8 nís, 5~B,\ niss- "woman" [2]
 
- lY5#j%8 oinalis, lY5#j%,\ oinaliss- "ointment"
 
- `Nj^8 olos, `Nj^,\ oloss- "snow" [3]
 
- iG4%j%8 sintilis, iG4%j%,\ sintiliss- "sparkling (of crystal)"
 
- 1T7T8 tiris, 1T7T,\ tiriss- "watch"
 
- 1Yj^8 tolos, 1Yj^,\ toloss- "knob, lump"
 
- 1ÎY8 tyos, 1ÎY,\ tyoss- "cough"
 
- ↑ alYt#8 coimas also has the stem-form alYt#81\ coimast-.
 - ↑ The long ~B í shortens before a double consonant.
 - ↑ This word also has the nominative `Nj^,R olossë. It should not be confused with `Nj^8 olos "dream" which has an irregular stem-form (see Exceptional stems).
 
The proper name 1UjaD8 Tulcas also belongs to this group.
| Case | Singular | Plural | Dual | Partitive Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eDj# falas  | 
eDj#,G falassi  | 
eDj#,F1 falasset  | 
eDj#,Fj% falasseli  | ||
| Genitive | eDj#,H falasso  | 
eDj#,G`N5 falassion  | 
eDj#81Y falasto  | 
eDj#,Fj%`N5 falasselion  | ||
| Possessive | eDj#,FyE falasseva  | 
eDj#,GyE falassiva  | 
eDj#,F1nE falassetwa  | 
eDj#,Fj~ByE falasselíva  | ||
| Dative | eDj#,F5 falassen  | 
eDj#,G5 falassin  | 
eDj#,F4 falassent  | 
eDj#,Fj%5 falasselin  | ||
| Ablative | eDj#,Fj°^ falassello  | 
eDj#,Gj°^5 falassillon  | 
eDj#,Gj°^6 falassillor  | 
eDj#,Fj1Y falasselto  | 
eDj#,Fj%j°^5 falasselillon  | 
eDj#,Fj%j°^6 falasselillor  | 
| Allative | eDj#,F5:# falassenna  | 
eDj#,G5:#6 falassinnar  | 
eDj#,F4# falassenta  | 
eDj#,Fj%5:# falasselinna  | 
eDj#,Fj%5:#6 falasselinnar  | |
| Locative | eDj#,F falassë  | 
eDj#,F5 falassen  | 
eDj#,F1R+ falassetsë  | 
eDj#,Fj%,F falasselissë  | 
eDj#,Fj%,F5 falasselissen  | |
| Instrumental | eDj#,F5$5 falassenen  | 
eDj#,G5$5 falassinen  | 
eDj#,G4$5 falassenten  | 
eDj#,Fj~B5$5 falasselínen  | ||
| Respective | eDj#,F8 falasses  | 
eDj#,G8 falassis  | 
eDj#,F1R8 falassetes  | 
eDj#,Fj%8 falasselis  | ||
The word iHj^6 solor "surf" has stem-form iHj^,\ soloss- and uses the same forms as these words except the possessive singular which is iHj^6nE solorwa.
doubled stems in ll-/nn-
Final j l and 5 n can also be doubled:
- `Ct%j amil, `Ct%j°\ amill- "mother"
 
- `C7E5$j aranel, `C7E5$j°\ aranell- "princess"
 
- 9Y7T5$j horinel, 9Y7T5$j°\ horinell- "pine-needle"
 
- t%7Tj miril, t%7Tj°\ mirill- "jewel"
 
- 7T`Vj riel, 7T`Vj°\ riell- "flower-girl"
 
- `BiGj isil, `BiGj°\ isill- "moon"
 
- 1Yj tol, 1Yj°\ toll- "island" [1]
 
- ↑ The cases of 1Yj tol are formed with an \`N\ –o– between stem and ending (see Exceptional stems).
 
- lDj%5 ailin, lDj%5:\ ailinn- "lake"
 
- alDj$5 cailen, alDj$5:\ cailenn- "throat"
 
- aDj%w#5 calimban, aDj%w#5:\ calimbann- "barbarian land"
 
- aDr%5 campin, aDr%5:\ campinn- "hips"
 
- aHjt#5 colman, aHjt#5:\ colmann- "summit"
 
- `VjnR5 elwen, `VjnR5:\ elwenn- "heart"
 
- 9Rj%5 helin, 9Rj%5:\ helinn- "pansy"
 
- `B7T5 irin, `B7T5:\ irinn- "town"
 
- `B6t%5 irmin, `B6t%5:\ irminn- "inhabited world"
 
- j#1~MaF5 latúcen, j#1~MaF5:\ latúcenn- "tin"
 
- j%aG5 licin, j%aG5:\ licinn- "horn"
 
- t%2^5 mindon, t%2^5:\ mindonn- "turret"
 
- `NjnR5 olwen, `NjnR5:\ olwenn- "branch, wand"
 
- `N5%5 onin, `N5%5:\ oninn- "anvil"
 
- qRzF5 pequen, qRzF5:\ pequenn- "comb"
 
- 1Et%5 tamin, 1Et%5:\ taminn- "forge"
 
- 1~M7T5 túrin, 1~M7T5:\ túrinn- "province"
 
- nTj%5 wilin, nTj%5:\ wilinn- "bird"
 
The proper name iGjt#7Tj Silmaril also belongs to these words.
The exceptional cases are: the possessive singular and the allative or ablative in singular and plural forms.
| Case | Singular | Plural | Dual | Partitive Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | `Ct%j amil  | 
`Ct%j°% amilli  | 
`Ct%j°$ amillet  | 
`Ct%j°$j% amilleli  | ||
| Genitive | `Ct%j°^ amillo  | 
`Ct%j°%`N5 amillion  | 
`Ct%j1Y amilto  | 
`Ct%j°$j%`N5 amillelion  | ||
| Possessive | `Ct%jnE amilwa  | 
`Ct%j°%yE amilliva  | 
`Ct%j°$1nE amilletwa  | 
`Ct%j°$j~ByE amillelíva  | ||
| Dative | `Ct%j°$5 amillen  | 
`Ct%j°%5 amillin  | 
`Ct%j°$4 amillent  | 
`Ct%j°$j%5 amillelin  | ||
| Ablative | `Ct%j°%j°^ amillello  | 
`Ct%j°^5 amillon  | 
`Ct%j°^6 amillor  | 
`Ct%j°$j1Y amillelto  | 
`Ct%j°%j°^5 amillillon  | 
`Ct%j°%j°^6 amillillor  | 
| Allative | `Ct%j°$5:# amillenna  | 
`Ct%j°%5:#6 amillinnar  | 
`Ct%j°$4# amillenta  | 
`Ct%j°$j%5:# amillelinna  | 
`Ct%j°$j%5:#6 amillelinnar  | |
| Locative | `Ct%j°$,F amillessë  | 
`Ct%j°%,F5 amillissen  | 
`Ct%j°$1R+ amilletsë  | 
`Ct%j°$j°%,F amillelissë  | 
`Ct%j°$j°%,F5 amillelissen  | |
| Instrumental | `Ct%j°$5$5 amillenen  | 
`Ct%j°%5$5 amillinen  | 
`Ct%j°$4$5 amillenten  | 
`Ct%j°$j~B5$5 amillelínen  | ||
| Respective | `Ct%j°$8 amilles  | 
`Ct%j°%8 amillis  | 
`Ct%j°$1R8 amilletes  | 
`Ct%j°$j%8 amillelis  | ||
| Case | Singular | Plural | Dual | Partitive Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | `NjnR5 olwen  | 
`NjnR5:% olwenni  | 
`NjnR5:$1 olwennet  | 
`NjnRj°% olwelli  | ||
| Genitive | `NjnR5:^ olwenno  | 
`NjnR5:%`N5 olwennion  | 
`NjnR4^ olwento  | 
`NjnRj°%`N5 olwellion  | ||
| Possessive | `NjnR5nE olwenwa  | 
`NjnR5:%yE olwenniva  | 
`NjnR5:$1nE olwennetwa  | 
`NjnRj°%yE olwelliva  | ||
| Dative | `NjnR5:$5 olwennen  | 
`NjnR5:%5 olwennin  | 
`NjnR5:$4 olwennent  | 
`NjnRj°%5 olwellin  | ||
| Ablative | `NjnR5:$j°^ olwennello  | 
`NjnR5:%j°^5 olwennillon  | 
`NjnR5:%j°^6 olwennillor  | 
`NjnR5:$j1Y olwennelto  | 
`NjnRj°%j°^5 olwellillon  | 
`NjnRj°%j°^6 olwellillor  | 
| Allative | `NjnR5:# olwenna  | 
`NjnR5:#6 olwennar  | 
`NjnR5:$4# olwennenta  | 
`NjnRj°%5:# olwellinna  | 
`NjnRj°%5:#6 olwellinnar  | |
| Locative | `NjnR5:$,F olwennessë  | 
`NjnR5:%,F5 olwennissen  | 
`NjnR5:$1R+ olwennetsë  | 
`NjnRj°%,F olwellissë  | 
`NjnRj°%,F5 olwellissen  | |
| Instrumental | `NjnR5:$5$5 olwennenen  | 
`NjnR5:%5$5 olwenninen  | 
`NjnR5:$4$5 olwennenten  | 
`NjnRj°%5$5 olwellinen  | ||
| Respective | `NjnR5:$8 olwennes  | 
`NjnR5:%8 olwennis  | 
`NjnR5:$1R8 olwennetes  | 
`NjnRj°%8 olwellis  | ||
doubled stems in rr-
A list of words that have the rr- stem:
- aH2^6 condor, aH2^7;\ condorr- "warrior"
 
- 9Y81E6 hostar, 9Y81E7;\ hostarr- "tribe"
 
- `B2^6 indor, `B2^7;\ indorr- "groom"
 
- j#t#2#6 lamandar, j#t#2#7;\ lamandarr- "herdsman"
 
- j#6 lar, j#7;\ larr- "place, region"
 
- t#zD6 maquar, t#zD7;\ maquarr- "(human) jaw"
 
- t%j5#6 milnar, t%j5#7;\ milnarr- "sown field"
 
- 5$m^6 neldor, 5$m^7;\ neldorr- "beech"
 
They are declined as follows:
| Case | Singular | Plural | Dual | Partitive Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | j#6 lar  | 
j#7;T larri  | 
j#7;R1 larret  | 
j#j°% lalli  | ||
| Genitive | j#7;Y larro  | 
j#7;T`N5 larrion  | 
j#61Y larto  | 
j#j°%`N5 lallion  | ||
| Possessive | j#6nE larwa  | 
j#7;TyE larriva  | 
j#7;R1nE larretwa  | 
j#j°%yE lalliva  | ||
| Dative | j#7;R5 larren  | 
j#7;T5 larrin  | 
j#7;R4 larrent  | 
j#j°%5 lallin  | ||
| Ablative | j#7;Rj°^ larrello  | 
j#7;Tj°^5 larrillon  | 
j#7;Tj°^6 larrillor  | 
j#7;Rj1Y larrelto  | 
j#j°%j°^5 lallillon  | 
j#j°%j°^6 lallillor  | 
| Allative | j#7;R5:# larrenna  | 
j#7;T5:#6 larrennar  | 
j#7;R4# larrenta  | 
j#j°%5:# lallinna  | 
j#j°%5:#6 lallinnar  | |
| Locative | j#7;R,F larressë  | 
j#7;T,F5 larrissen  | 
j#7;R1R+ larretsë  | 
j#j°%,F lallissë  | 
j#j°%,F5 lallissen  | |
| Instrumental | j#7;R5$5 larrenen  | 
j#7;T5$5 larrinen  | 
j#7;R4$5 larrenten  | 
j#j°%5$5 lallinen  | ||
| Respective | j#7;R8 larres  | 
j#7;T8 larris  | 
j#7;R1R8 larretes  | 
j#j°%8 lallis  | ||
m- stems
As told in the introduction, the letter t m is no longer allowed at the end of a word and has changed into 5 n in the nominative:
- `C61E5 artan, `C61Et\ artam- "hammer"
 
- `Bj%5 ilin, `Bj%t\ ilim- "milk"
 
- t$5 men, t$t\ mem- "nose, beak"
 
- zG5 quin, zGt\ quim- "female"
 
- 7E5 ran, 7Et\ ram- "noise"
 
- 1Ej#5 talan, 1Ej#t\ talam- "floor"
 
These words have exceptional locatives, instrumentals and partitive plurals:
| Case | Singular | Plural | Dual | Partitive Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | t$5 men  | 
t$t% memi  | 
t$t$1 memet  | 
t$j°% melli  | ||
| Genitive | t$t^ memo  | 
t$t%`N5 memion  | 
t$4^ mento  | 
t$j°%`N5 mellion  | ||
| Possessive | t$t$yE memeva  | 
t$t%yE memiva  | 
t$t$1nE memetwa  | 
t$j°%yE melliva  | ||
| Dative | t$t$5 memen  | 
t$t%5 memin  | 
t$t$4 mement  | 
t$j°%5 mellin  | ||
| Ablative | t$t$j°^ memello  | 
t$t%j°^5 memillon  | 
t$t%j°^6 memillor  | 
t$t$j1Y memelto  | 
t$j°%j°^5 mellillon  | 
t$j°%j°^6 mellillor  | 
| Allative | t$t$5:# memenna  | 
t$t%5:#6 meminnar  | 
t$t$4# mementa  | 
t$j°%5:# mellinna  | 
t$j°%5:#6 mellinnar  | |
| Locative | t$2$ mendë  | 
t$t%,F5 memissen  | 
t$t$1R+ memetsë  | 
t$j°%,F mellissë  | 
t$j°%,F5 mellissen  | |
| Instrumental | t$t5$5 memnen  | 
t$t%5$5 meminen  | 
t$t$4$5 mementen  | 
t$j°%5$5 mellinen  | ||
| Respective | t$t$8 memes  | 
t$t%8 memis  | 
t$t$1R8 memetes  | 
t$j°%8 mellis  | ||
The words with stem on \s -ng also behave like these words:
- eDj#8nT5 falaswin, eDj#8nTs\ falaswing- "wavecrest"
 
- eF5 fen, eFs\ feng- "reed"
 
The locative is eF2$ fendë and the partitive plural eFj°% felli (but the instrumental is regular: eFs$5$5 fengenen).
c- stems
Four words originally ended in \a -c, and this letter is also not allowed at the end of a word:
- eGj%1 filit, eGj%a\ filic- "little bird"
 
- 5$j$1 nelet, 5$ja\ nelc- "tooth"
 
- `N7ÎD1 oryat, `N7ÎDa\ oryac- "badger"
 
- zF,F1 quesset, zF,Ra\ quessec- "pillow"
 
They are declined as follows:
| Case | Singular | Plural | Dual | Partitive Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eGj%1 filit  | 
eGj%aG filici  | 
eGj%aJ filicu  | 
eGj%aFj% filiceli  | ||
| Genitive | eGj%aH filico  | 
eGj%aG`N5 filicion  | 
eGj%aJ`N filicuo  | 
eGj%aFj%`N5 filicelion  | ||
| Possessive | eGj%zD filiqua  | 
eGj%aGyE filiciva  | 
eGj%aJyE filicuva  | 
eGj%aFj~ByE filicelíva  | ||
| Dative | eGj%aF5 filicen  | 
eGj%aG5 filicin  | 
eGj%aJ5 filicun  | 
eGj%aFj%5 filicelin  | ||
| Ablative | eGj%aFj°^ filicello  | 
eGj%aGj°^5 filicillon  | 
eGj%aGj°^6 filicillor  | 
eGj%aJj°^ filicullo  | 
eGj%aFj%j°^5 filicelillon  | 
eGj%aFj%j°^6 filicelillor  | 
| Allative | eGj%aF5:# filicenna  | 
eGj%aG5:#6 filicinnar  | 
eGj%aJ5:# filicunna  | 
eGj%aFj%5:# filicelinna  | 
eGj%aFj%5:#6 filicelinnar  | |
| Locative | eGj%a|F filixë  | 
eGj%aG,F5 filicissen  | 
eGj%aJ,F filicussë  | 
eGj%aFj%,F filicelissë  | 
eGj%aFj%,F5 filicelissen  | |
| Instrumental | eGj%f$5 filincen  | 
eGj%aG5$5 filicinen  | 
eGj%aJ5$5 filicunen  | 
eGj%aFj~B5$5 filicelínen  | ||
| Respective | eGj%aF8 filices  | 
eGj%aG8 filicis  | 
eGj%aJ8 filicus  | 
eGj%aFj%8 filicelis  | ||
The locative of 5$j$1 nelet is 5$j$1R+ neletsë, but otherwise it is declined the same as the other three nouns.
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