Declension of i-ending Masculine Nouns

i-ending Masculine Noun: muni
muni = sage, holy man

Case Singular Plural
Paṭhamā
(Nominative)
muni munī, munayo
Dutiyā
(Accusative)
muniṃ munī, munayo
Tatiyā
(Instrumental)
muninā munīhi, munībhi
Catutthī
(Dative)
munino, munissa munīnaṃ
Pañcamī
(Ablative)
muninā, munismā, munimhā munīhi, munībhi
Chaṭṭhī
(Genitive)
munino, munissa munīnaṃ
Sattamī
(Locative)
munismiṃ, munimhi munisu, munīsu
Ālapana
(Vocative)
muni, munī munī, munayo

Some other i-ending masculine nouns which decline like muni are :

  • isi = sage, seer;
  • kavi = poet,
  • giri = mountain,
  • asi = sword,
  • ari = enemy,
  • ahi = serpent, snake;
  • nidhi = (hidden) treasure,
  • vidhi = form, way, method;
  • aggi = fire,
  • ñāti = kinsman, relative;
  • pāṇi = hand, palm;
  • muṭṭhi = fist, handle;
  • kucchi = belly, womb;
  • vīhi = paddy, rice;
  • rāsi = heap, mass, quantity;
  • vyādhi / byādhi = disease, sickness;
  • samādhi = concentration, collectedness;
  • pati = husband,
  • adhipati = lord, master;
  • gahapati = householder
Audio for i-ending masculine nouns

 

Declension of ī-ending Masculine Nouns

ī-ending Masculine Noun: pakkhī
pakkhī = bird

Case Singular Plural
Paṭhamā
(Nominative)
pakkhī pakkhī, pakkhino
Dutiyā
(Accusative)
pakkhiṃ, pakkhinaṃ pakkhī, pakkhino
Tatiyā
(Instrumental)
pakkhinā pakkhīhi, pakkhībhi
Catutthī
(Dative)
pakkhino, pakkhissa pakkhīnaṃ
Pañcamī
(Ablative)
pakkhinā, pakkhismā, pakkhimhā pakkhīhi, pakkhībhi
Chaṭṭhī
(Genitive)
pakkhino, pakkhissa pakkhīnaṃ
Sattamī
(Locative)
pakkhini, pakkhismiṃ, pakkhimhi pakkhisu, pakkhīsu
Ālapana
(Vocative)
pakkhi, pakkhī pakkhī, pakkhino

Some other ī-ending masculine nouns which decline like pakkhī are :

  • karī = elephant,
  • sikhī = peacock,
  • mantī = minister,
  • sārathī = charioteer,
  • balī = powerful, strong
  • sukhī = happy,
  • dīghajīvī = one with a long life,
  • pāpakārī = evil-doer, wicked;
  • lābhī = one who receives,
Audio for ī-ending masculine nouns - 1
  • dhammavādī = one who speaks according to the law / truth / Dhamma,
  • dhammacārī = one who lives in accordance with Dhamma,
  • anupassī = one who views / observes / realises / contemplates;
  • paṭisaṃvedī = one who experiences;
Audio for ī-ending masculine nouns - 2

 

Declension of i-ending Neuter Nouns

i-ending Neuter Noun: aṭṭhi
aṭṭhi = bone, seed

Case Singular Plural
Paṭhamā
(Nominative)
aṭṭhi aṭṭhī, aṭṭhīni
Dutiyā
(Accusative)
aṭṭhiṃ aṭṭhī, aṭṭhīni
Ālapana
(Vocative)
aṭṭhi aṭṭhī, aṭṭhīni

Please note :
• The declension of i-ending neuter nouns is similar to that of i-ending the masculine noun ‘muni’ with respect to Instrumental to Locative cases.
• There are not many ī-ending neuter nouns in Pali. These nouns follow a similar declension pattern to that of i-ending neuter nouns.

Some other i-ending neuter nouns which decline like aṭṭhi are :

  • dadhi = curds,
  • vāri = water,
  • sappi = ghee, clarified butter;
  • satthi = thigh,
  • akkhi = eye
  • acci = flame
Audio for i-ending neuter nouns
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