Class V
Nouns of Class V are all of the bestial gender. They derive from Class IV nouns where there was need to express some further distinction. Many of these nouns, though not all, reference female animals. Especially, in the case of domesticated animals or animals which are frequently the object of hunts.
Paradigm
ngadrē , dog (female):
Case | Sing. | Dl. | Pl. |
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nom. | ngadrē | nengadrē | hadrē |
acc. | ngēdrē | nengēdrē | hēdrē |
gen. | ngidrē | nengidrē | hidrē |
dat. | ngudrē | nengudrē | hudrē |