Class II
Nouns in Class II are mostly in the inanimate gender. They derive from the old i-stem inanimate
declension
Unlike the similarly formed Class VI,
in Class II to prefix developed a velar onset in [k]. The reason for this is not particularly
clear, though it may derive from a lost contraction.
Paradigm
kiēga , ground:
| Case | Sing. | Dl. | Pl. |
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | kiēga | kigeēga | giēga |
| acc. | kuēga | kugeēga | guēga |
| gen. | keēga | kegeēga | geēga |
| dat. | kōēga | kōgeēga | gōēga |