User:Lacey/Cheatsheet

Nouns

Class number in strong masc/fem only refers to nom. pl. ending:

• 1 = -ar
• 2 = -er
• 3 = "irregular"

So what exactly does "irregular" mean? Do words automatically go in class 3 when they have umlauts? And why? To keep them separate for learners?

Nom. pl. in weak classes:

• masc = -ar
• fem = -er
• neut = -er

Classes

Masculine

both a- and i-stems could have ar-, s- or both genitives in ON (source)

Nynorn puts i- and u-stems in the same class (Strong 2) regardless of their genitives (u-stems didn't have s-genitives in ON)

That isn't it either. son is a u-stem but is in class 3 for being "irregular"

• nm.s.1 = strong a-stem (ex. hest < ON hestr)
• nm.s.2(1) = strong i-stem, ar-genitive
• nm.s.2(2) = strong i-stem, s-genitive
• nm.s.2(3) = strong u-stem
• nm.s.3 = "irregular" (ex. finger < ON fingr)
• nm.w. = stem(s)? (ex. skuggi < ON skuggi)

Feminine

• nf.s.1 = fem strong ijō-stem (ex. mør < ON mýrr)
• nf.s.2 = fem strong i-stem (ex. ferd < ON ferð)
• nf.s.3 = fem, strong consonant stem (ex. gås < ON gás)
• nf.w. stem(s)? (ex. voga < ON vika)

Neuter

• nn.s. = strong a-stem (ex. lamb < ON lamb)
• nn.w. = weak an-stem (ex. joga < West ON auga)