Lesson XI A. Nouns Ending in -u and -u As for the declension of nouns ending in -u, the masculine, neuter and (in the plural form) the feminine nouns are identically declinated except for the plural forms of the nominative, accusative and vocative cases. The short -u noun ending becomes long in the plural. Regarding the declension of nouns ending in -u, the suffixes are much the same as those of the -u declension, and present no difficulty. In this case there are no neuter nouns; the long -u becomes short in the singular and also in the plural in the nominative, accusative and vocative cases when declination takes place.
bhikkhu (m.) a bhikkhu, a buddhist monk SINGULAR
PLURAL
Norn.
bhikkhu, a bhikkhu»the bhikkhu
Acc.
bhikkhum, a bhikkhu»the bhikkhu
Gen.
bhikkhuno/bhikkhussa, of a bhikkhu
bhikkhunam, of bhikkhus
Dat.
bhikkhuno/bhikkhussa, to»for a bhikkhu
bhikkhunam, to»for bhikkhus
Instr.
bhikkhuna, by»with a bhikkhu
bhikkhu(b)hi, by»with bhikkhus
Abl.
bhikkhuna/-mha/-sma, from a bhikkhu
bhikkhu(b)hi, from bhikkhus
Loc.
bhikkhumhi/-smim, in»on»upon a bhikkhu
bhikkhusu, in»on»upon bhikkhus
Voc.
bhikkhu, 0 bhikkhu!
bhikkhu/-avo/-ave, 0 bhikkhus!
bhikkhu/bhikkhavo, bhikkhus»the bhikkhus
cakkhu (n.) eye SINGULAR
PLURAL
Norn.
cakkhu, an eye»the eye
Acc.
cakkhum, an eye»the eye
Gen.
cakkhuno/cakkhussa, of an eye
cakkhunam, of eyes
Dat.
cakkhuno/cakkhussa, to»for an eye
cakkhunam, to»for eyes
Instr.
cakkhu(b)hi, by»with eyes
Abl.
cakkhuna, by»with an eye cakkhuna/-mha/-sma, from an eye
Loc.
cakkhumhi/-smim, in»on»upon an eye
cakkhusu, in»on»upon eyes
Voc.
cakkhu, 0 eye!
cakkhu/cakkhuni, 0 eyes!
cakkhu/cakkhuni, eyes»the eyes
cakkhu(b)hi, from eyes
dhenu (f.) cow SINGULAR
PLURAL
Norn.
dhenu, a cow»the cow
Acc.
dhenum, a cow»the cow
Gen.
dhenuya, of a cow
dhenunam, of cows
Dat.
dhenuya, to*for a cow
dhenunam, to»for cows
Instr.
dhenuya, by»with a cow
dhenu(b)hi, by»with cows
Abl.
dhenuya, from a cow
dhenu(b)hi, from cows
Loc.
dhenuya/dhenuyam, in»on»upon a cow
dhenusu, in»on»upon cows
Voc.
dhenu, 0 cow!
dhenu/dhenuyo, 0 cows!
dhenu/dhenuyo, cows»the cows
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