So as to not contribute to continued Thread Degradation here is the 'moved' seperate thread - declension of the noun "hootus".
(More than you ever wanted to know).
Singular:
Hootus a hoot Nominative (subject)
Hooti of a hoot Genitive (possessive)
Hooto to a hoot Dative (indirect object)
Hootum hoot Accusative (direct object)
Hooto near a hoot Locative (position)
Hoote O hoot Vocative (how to address a hoot)
Plural:
Hooti Hoots Nominative (to go to english I think the 'i' goes to 'ers'
Hootorum Of hoots Genitive
Hootis to/by hoots Dat/Abl/Loc
Hootos O Hoots Vocative (how to address more than one) - a distint possiblility.
This is probably way above the heads of most BMW mechanics or mechanics wannabes since they are probably looking down at a mess of parts and specialized tools rather than up.
