OF REGULAR (
Telugu characters) NOUNS.
The regular nouns of this class are divided into three declensions. The first
includes all masculine nouns, the nominative singular of which terminates in (Telugu characters); the second, all feminines or neuters of more than two syllables, having the
nominative singular in (Telugu characters) or (Telugu characters); the third, nouns of all genders not included in either of the two foregoing declensions. The general rules, already given, explain the mode in which the different cases are formed from the nominative singular, the inflexion singular, or the nominative plural. It will be
sufficient, therefore, to show how these three cases are formed in each declension.
FIRST DECLENSION IN (Telugu characters).
Many nouns denoting masculine agents have the nominative singular in (Telugu characters); but, as the letter (Telugu characters) is unknown to any, except the learned, the (Telugu characters) preceding (Telugu characters) is usually omitted in writing, and the nominative of this declension is consequently made to terminate simply in(Telugu characters). The obscure nasal sound of
(Telugu characters) before (Telugu characters) will notwithstanding be found in the pronunciation of even the most illiterate persons.
The singular inflexion of nouns belonging to this declension is formed by changing the final (Telugu characters) of the nominative into (Telugu characters); thus, nom. (Telugu characters) a husband, inflexion (Telugu characters) nom. (Telugu characters) a younger brother, inflex. (Telugu characters). But, with the exception of (Telugu characters) a younger brother, and (Telugu characters) a son in law, all nouns of this declension, which have the vowel (Telugu characters) preceding (Telugu characters) of the
nominative singular, may also form the singular inflexion by merely dropping the termination (Telugu characters); the inflexion of (Telugu characters) a husband, is (Telugu characters) only, never (Telugu characters); because (Telugu characters) does not precede the (Telugu characters) of the nominative case; but, with the two exceptions abovementioned, all words which have(Telugu characters) before (Telugu characters) of the
nominative have two forms in the inflexion; thus, nom. (Telugu characters) a strong man, inflex. (Telugu characters) or (Telugu characters).
The nominative plural is formed by changing (Telugu characters) of the nominative singular
into (Telugu characters); thus, nom. sing. (Telugu characters) a husband, nom. plu. (Telugu characters) husbands, nom. sing, (Telugu characters) a younger brother, nom. plu. (Telugu characters) younger brothers.
