1. The following table presents the plural paradigm of the a-Declension, all of them animates.
|
Animate |
NOM. |
-s |
ACC. |
-ms |
VOC. |
-s |
GEN. |
-m |
OBL. |
-bhis, -bhos; -mis, -mos; -si; |
2. The Nominative-Vocative Plural in -s: ekwa-s.
This form could obviously be confused with the Genitive Singular. In equivocal contexts we change preferably the accent ( ekwa-s, ekwa-ms, ekwa-m).
3. The Accusative Plural in -ms: ekwa-ms
4. The Genitive Plural in -m: ekwa-m
5. The Obliques Plural in -bhis, -bhos, -bhios, -mis, -mos and -si: ekwa-bhis, ekwa-bhos, ekwa-mis, ekwa-mos, ekwa-si, ekwa-su
The Obliques have also special forms in Greek, -aisi, -ais, and Latin -ais: as in lat. rosis<*rosais.
|
m. ekwa |
m. potnia/i |
NOM. |
ekwas |
potnias |
ACC. |
ekwams |
potniams |
VOC. |
ekwas |
potnias |
GEN. |
ekwam |
potniasom |
OBL. |
ekwabhis |
potniamos |