Noun Declension

Morthic nouns are heavily marked. A noun can show number and case through suffixes attached directly to the root.

The noun root stays recognizable, while suffixes mark whether the noun is a subject, object, possession, place, tool, or companion. This gives Morthic a compact but rugged grammar structure.

Noun Formula

[ROOT] + [NUMBER] + [CASE]

Number comes before case.

The singular nominative is the bare root.

Number

Morthic distinguishes singular and plural.

The plural usually uses:

-an

Examples:

drak = food / meat
drakan = foods / meats
krag = crag
kragan = crags
kraz = kin / family
krazan = families / kin-groups

Some forms may use -en, especially in compounds or frozen forms, but -an is the main productive plural pattern.

Cases

Morthic has six core cases.

Nominative: subject or basic form
Accusative: object, target, or direction
Genitive: possession, origin, or kinship
Locative: place, location, or ground
Instrumental: tool, means, or cause
Comitative: with, alongside, or together with

Case Suffixes

Case	Singular Suffix	Meaning
Nominative	∅	subject / base form
Accusative	-ad	object or target
Genitive	-en	of / belonging to
Locative	-or	at / in / on
Instrumental	-eth	with / by means of
Comitative	-un	with / alongside

Noun Declension Table

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Example with Drak

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	drak	drakan
Accusative	drakad	drakanad
Genitive	draken	drakanen
Locative	drakor	drakanor
Instrumental	draketh	drakaneth
Comitative	drakun	drakanun

Meanings:

drak = food / meat
drakad = food as object
draken = of the food
drakor = at / in the food
draketh = by means of food
drakun = with food