berne
/ berne /
Definitions noun dowry, the goods a bride brings
Definitions noun the gifts of cloth the two families send each other at a wedding
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | berne the dowry | bernele the dowries | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | berneni the dowry's | berneleni the dowries' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | berneni the dowry (as the object) | berneleni the dowries (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bernege to the dowry | bernelege to the dowries | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bernede at / in the dowry | bernelede at / in the dowries | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | berneden from the dowry | berneleden from the dowries | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | bernem my dowry | bernelerim my dowries |
| your | berneŋ your dowry | berneleriŋ your dowries |
| his / her | bernesi his / her dowry | berneleri his / her dowries |
| our | bernebiz our dowry | berneleribiz our dowries |
| you all's | bernegiz you all's dowry | bernelerigiz you all's dowries |
| their | berneleri their dowry | berneleri their dowries |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: berneleri can mean "his / her dowries", "their dowry", or "their dowries" — context decides.