The following are the conjugations for the a-declension nouns in Gothic, which only include the masculine and neuter genders:
Pure a-stems (Masculine):
| Sing. | Plur. | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nom. |
dags |
dagôs |
|
Acc. / Voc. |
dag |
dagans |
|
Gen. |
dagis |
dagê |
|
Dat. |
daga |
dagam |
Pure a-stems (Neuter):
| Sing. | Plur. | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nom. / Voc. / Acc. |
waúrd |
waúrda |
|
Gen. |
waúrdis |
waúrdê |
|
Dat. |
waúrda |
waúrdam |
ja-stems (Masculine):
Short ja-stems end in “-jis” in the Nominative singular, long ja-stems (a newer innovation) end in “-eis“.
| (Short) Sing. | (Short) Plur. | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nom. |
harjis |
harjôs |
|
Acc. / Voc. |
hari |
harjans |
|
Gen. |
harjis |
harjê |
|
Dat. |
harja |
harjam |
| (Long) Plur. | (Long) Plur. | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nom. |
haírdeis |
haírdjôs |
|
Acc. / Voc. |
haírdi |
haírdjans |
|
Gen. |
haírdeis |
haírdjê |
|
Dat. |
haírdja |
haírdjam |
ja-stems (Neuter):
In neuter ja-stem nouns this short-long distinction was mostly lost in favor of the short-stems.
However, one may still find both “long” and “short” endings coexisting in a few words of this class such as in anbahti (gen. anbahtjis or anbahteis) (service) and gawaírþi (gen. gawaírþjis or gawaírþeis) (peace), though it is rare.
| Sing. | Plur. | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nom. / Acc. / Voc. |
badi |
badja |
|
Gen. |
badjis |
badjê |
|
Dat. |
badja |
badjam |
wa-stems (Masculine):
| Sing. | Plur. | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nom. |
snáiws |
snáiwôs |
|
Acc. / Voc. |
snáiw |
snáiwans |
|
Gen. |
snáiwis |
snáiwê |
|
Dat. |
snáiwa |
snáiwam |
wa-stems (Neuter):
| Sing. | Plur. | |
|---|---|---|
|
Nom. / Voc. / Acc. |
kniu |
kniwa |
|
Gen. |
kniwis |
kniwê |
|
Dat. |
kniwa |
kniwam |