Declension

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To which noun declension belongs the OE words, suna and sunu, sons and son?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

The noun "sunu," "son" in OE, apparently belongs to a class of nouns called "the u declension." This declension is characterized by the following pattern:

.........................Singular.................Plural

Nominative........no added ending.....ending is "a"

Accusative........no added ending.....ending is "a"

Genitive.............ending is "a"..........ending is "a"

Dative................ending is "a"..........ending is "um"

So for "sunu":

Nom...................sunu.....................suna

Acc....................sunu......................suna

Gen....................suna......................suna

Dat.....................suna......................sunum

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