Appendix:Slovene nouns/second masculine declension

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The second masculine declension follow all masculine nouns that have ending -e in genitive singular, except the word dȃn. Nouns can only have fixed accent, however some alterations still exist.

In dual and plural, as well as colloquially in many cases in singular, nouns can be feminized, but do not change the accent nor the endings doings so.

Basic sample

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There is only one general pattern for second masculine declension. There is no distinction between animate and inanimate nouns.


Second masculine declension (a-stem) , fixed accent
nom. sing. vọ̑jvoda
gen. sing. vọ̑jvode
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
vọ̑jvoda vọ̑jvodi vọ̑jvode
genitive
rodȋlnik
vọ̑jvode vọ̑jvod vọ̑jvod
dative
dajȃlnik
vọ̑jvodi vọ̑jvodama vọ̑jvodam
accusative
tožȋlnik
vọ̑jvodo vọ̑jvodi vọ̑jvode
locative
mẹ̑stnik
vọ̑jvodi vọ̑jvodah vọ̑jvodah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
vọ̑jvodo vọ̑jvodama vọ̑jvodami
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
vọ̑jvoda vọ̑jvodi vọ̑jvode

Alterations

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  • Some words, such as kamikȃze have ending -e in nominative singular.
Second masculine declension (a-stem) , fixed accent, ending -e in nominative singular
nom. sing. kamikȃze
gen. sing. kamikȃze
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
kamikȃze kamikȃzi kamikȃze
genitive
rodȋlnik
kamikȃze kamikȃz kamikȃz
dative
dajȃlnik
kamikȃzi kamikȃzama kamikȃzam
accusative
tožȋlnik
kamikȃzo kamikȃzi kamikȃze
locative
mẹ̑stnik
kamikȃzi kamikȃzah kamikȃzah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
kamikȃzo kamikȃzama kamikȃzami
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
kamikȃze kamikȃzi kamikȃze
  • Words ending in consonant + j have an -i- inserted between.
Second masculine declension (a-stem) , fixed accent, fill vowel -i- in genitive dual/plural
nom. sing. vọ̑dja
gen. sing. vọ̑dje
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
vọ̑dja vọ̑dji vọ̑dje
genitive
rodȋlnik
vọ̑dje vọ̑dij vọ̑dij
dative
dajȃlnik
vọ̑dji vọ̑djama vọ̑djam
accusative
tožȋlnik
vọ̑djo vọ̑dji vọ̑dje
locative
mẹ̑stnik
vọ̑dji vọ̑djah vọ̑djah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
vọ̑djo vọ̑djama vọ̑djami
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
vọ̑dja vọ̑dji vọ̑dje

Common archaic forms

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Vernacular disyllabic nouns that have stress on open-mid first syllable have obsolete forms with short accent on the last syllable, which is still present in some dialects.


Second masculine declension (a-stem) , short ending accent
nom. sing. očȁ
gen. sing. očȅ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
očȁ očȉ očȅ
genitive
rodȋlnik
očȅ óč óč
dative
dajȃlnik
očȉ očȃma očȁm
accusative
tožȋlnik
očȍ očȉ očȅ
locative
mẹ̑stnik
očȉ očȁh očȁh
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
očȍ očȃma očȁmi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
očȁ očȉ očȅ