Editing Geʽez (section)

==== Internal plural ====

Internal plurals follow certain patterns. Triconsonantal nouns follow one of the following patterns.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Patterns of internal plural for triconsonantal nouns{{sfn|Gragg|1997b|p=248}}{{sfn|Gragg|2008|p=440}} <br />(C=Consonant, V=Vowel)
|-
!Pattern
!Singular
!Meaning
!Plural
|-
| rowspan="5"|'''ʾaCCāC'''
| {{lang|gez|ልብስ}} {{transliteration|gez|ləbs}}
| 'garment'
| {{lang|gez|አልባስ}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾalbās}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|ፈረስ}} {{transliteration|gez|faras}}
| 'horse'
| {{lang|gez|አፍራስ}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾafrās}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|ቤት}} {{transliteration|gez|bet}}
| 'house'
| {{lang|gez|አብያት}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾabyāt}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|ጾም}} {{transliteration|gez|ṣom}}
| 'fast'
| {{lang|gez|አጽዋም}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾaṣwām}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|ስም}} {{transliteration|gez|səm}}
| 'name'
| {{lang|gez|አስማት}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾasmāt}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''ʾaCCuC'''
| {{lang|gez|ሀገር}} {{transliteration|gez|hagar}}
| 'country'
| {{lang|gez|አህጉር}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾahgur}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|አድግ}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾadg}}
| 'ass'
| {{lang|gez|አእዱግ}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾaʾdug}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|'''ʾaCCəC(t)'''
| {{lang|gez|በትር}} {{transliteration|gez|batr}}
| 'rod'
| {{lang|gez|አብትር}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾabtər}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|ርእስ}} {{transliteration|gez|rə's}}
| 'head'
| {{lang|gez|አርእስት}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾarʾəst}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|ገብር}} {{transliteration|gez|gabr}}
| 'servant, slave'
| {{lang|gez|አግብርት}} {{transliteration|gez|ʾagbərt}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''ʾaCāCəC(t)'''
| {{lang|gez|በግዕ}} {{transliteration|gez|bagʽ}}
| 'sheep'
| {{lang|gez|አባግዕ}} {{transliteration|gez|’abāgəʽ}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|ጋንን}} {{transliteration|gez|gānən}}
| 'devil'
| {{lang|gez|አጋንንት}} {{transliteration|gez|’agānənt}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''CVCaC'''
| {{lang|gez|እዝን}} {{transliteration|gez|’əzn}}
| 'ear'
| {{lang|gez|እዘን}} {{transliteration|gez|’əzan}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|እግር}} {{transliteration|gez|’əgr}}
| 'foot'
| {{lang|gez|እገር}} {{transliteration|gez|’əgar}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|'''CVCaw'''
| {{lang|gez|እድ}} {{transliteration|gez|’əd}}
| 'hand'
| {{lang|gez|እደው}} {{transliteration|gez|’ədaw}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|አብ}} {{transliteration|gez|’ab}}
| 'father'
| {{lang|gez|አበው}} {{transliteration|gez|’abaw}}
|-
| {{lang|gez|እኍ/እኅው}} {{transliteration|gez|’əḫʷ/’əḫəw}}
| 'brother'
| {{lang|gez|አኀው}} {{transliteration|gez|’aḫaw}}
|}

Quadriconsonantal and some triconsonantal nouns follow the following pattern. Triconsonantal nouns that take this pattern must have at least one "long" vowel (namely {{IPA|/i e o u/}}).{{sfn|Gragg|1997b|p=248}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Patterns of internal plural for quadriconsonantal nouns{{sfn|Gragg|1997b|p=248}}{{sfn|Gragg|2008|p=440}} <br />(C=Consonant, V=Vowel)
|-
!Pattern
!Meaning
!Singular
!Plural
|-
| rowspan="9"|'''CaCāCəC(t)'''
| 'virgin'
| {{lang|gez|ድንግል}} {{transliteration|gez|dəngəl}}
| {{lang|gez|ደናግል}} {{transliteration|gez|danāgəl}}
|-
| 'prince'
| {{lang|gez|መስፍን}} {{transliteration|gez|masfən}}
| {{lang|gez|መሳፍንት}} {{transliteration|gez|masāfənt}}
|-
| 'star'
| {{lang|gez|ኮከብ}} {{transliteration|gez|kokab}}
| {{lang|gez|ከዋክብት}} {{transliteration|gez|kawākəbt}}
|-
| 'window'
| {{lang|gez|መስኮት}} {{transliteration|gez|maskot}}
| {{lang|gez|መሳኩት}} {{transliteration|gez|masākut < masākəwt}}
|-
| 'chicken'
| {{lang|gez|ዶርሆ}} {{transliteration|gez|dorho}}
| {{lang|gez|ደራውህ}} {{transliteration|gez|darāwəh}}
|-
| 'night'
| {{lang|gez|ሌሊት}} {{transliteration|gez|lelit}}
| {{lang|gez|ለያልይ}} {{transliteration|gez|layāləy}}
|-
| 'earth'
| {{lang|gez|ብሔር}} {{transliteration|gez|bəḥer}}
| {{lang|gez|በሓውርት}} {{transliteration|gez|baḥāwərt}}
|-
| 'river'
| {{lang|gez|ውሒዝ}} {{transliteration|gez|wəḥiz}}
| {{lang|gez|ወሓይዝት}} {{transliteration|gez|waḥāyəzt}}
|-
| 'priest'
| {{lang|gez|ቀሲስ}} {{transliteration|gez|qasis}}
| {{lang|gez|ቀሳውስት}} {{transliteration|gez|qasāwəst}}
|}