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Wessisc Language Primer Definite and Indefinite Articles

Definite and indefinite articles also serve as demonstrative, meaning 'that'. Therefore, 'ða Mann' would mean 'the man', but also 'that man'.

Here are tables of the definite and indefinite articles. Words which cause mutation are shown with an asterix (*).

MASCULINE NOUNS
 

Declension	Indef. Art. (a)	Def. Art. (the)	Plural Def. Art. (the)
Nominative	an	ða	ðy(*)
Accusative	anen	ðæn	ðy(*)
Dative	anem	ðam(*)	ðar(*)

FEMININE NOUNS
 

Declension	Indef. Art. (a)	Def. Art. (the)	Plural Def. Art. (the)
Nominative	an(*)	se(*)	ðy(*)
Accusative	an(*)	ðy(*)	ðy(*)
Dative	aner(*)	ðar(*)	ðar(*)

NEUTER NOUNS
 

Declension	Indef. Art. (a)	Def. Art. (the)	Plural Def. Art. (the)
Nominative	an	ðæt	ðy(*)
Accusative	an	ðæt	ðy(*)
Dative	anem	ðam(*)	ðar(*)

Definite articles are never the victims of mutuation, only the causes.

(C) 2001 Damon M. Lord