Chapter C: Declension of the Participls

§ 133. The present participl has lost its strong inflection and declines like a weak adj., but with the f. in =-ei= (§ 132, n. 4). Only the nom. sg. m. has frequently both the strong and the weak inflection. Paradim =gibands=, _giving_:

Sing. M. N. | F.
N. =gibands= } =gibandô= | =gibandei=
=gibanda= } |
G. =gibandins= | =gibandeins=
D. =gibandin= | =gibandein=
A. =gibandan= =gibandô= | =gibandein=
|
Plur. |
N. =gibandans= =gibandôna= | =gibandeins=
G. =gibandanê= | =gibandeinô=
D. =gibandam= | =gibandeim=
A. =gibandans= =gibandôna= | =gibandeins=

NOTE 1. Concerning the shorter inflection of sum participls uzed
substantivly, s. § 115.

§ 134. The prt. ptc. pass., like an ordinary adj., follows the strong and weak inflection; e. g., the pp. of the stv. =giban=:

Strong: m. =gibans= n. =giban=, =gibanata= f. =gibana=
Weak: =gibana= =gibanô= =gibanô=

The pp. of the wv. =nasjan=:

Strong: m. =nasiþs= n. =nasiþ=, =nasidata= f. =nasida=
Weak: =nasida= =nasidô= =nasidô=

NOTE. Concerning the interchange between =þ= and =d= in the pp. of
the weak verbs, s. § 74.