Category:Old Norse neuter wa-stem nouns
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Old Norse neuter wa-stem nouns.
These nouns are neuter, typically with the following endings:
- in the nominative singular: the bare stem;
- in the genitive singular: -s or sometimes -var;
- in the nominative plural: the bare stem.
The stem classes are named from the perspective of Proto-Germanic and may not still be visible in Old Norse inflections. This class derives from Proto-Germanic a-stems ending in w. As a result, the stem has u-umlaut throughout.