Plu. Gen., krigares, m., warriors, krigarnes, of the warriors. Sing. Nom., etc., namn, n., name, namnet, the name. ... Gen., namns, ... ... namnets, of ...... Plu. Nom., etc., namn, ... names, namnen, the names. ... Gen., namns, ... ... namnens, of ......
To this declension belong masculine and neuter nouns.
In regard to differences of gender it may be observed that the following belong generally to the masculine:—
1. Nouns that indicate the male sex in persons or animals; as, konung, m., 'king;' tupp, m., 'cock.'
2. The names of seas, lakes, and woods, and the seasons, months, and days; as, höst, 'autumn;' juli, 'July;' torsdag, 'Thursday.'
3. Nouns generally that end in ad, ande, are, dom, ing, ling, lek, när, skap; as, månad, m., 'month;' handlande, m., 'trader;' tjenare, m., 'man-servant;' ungdom, m., 'youth;' mening, m., 'meaning;' främling, m., 'stranger;' kärlek, m., 'love;' konstnär, m., 'artist;' vetenskap, m., 'science.'
To the feminine gender belong generally:—
1. Nouns that indicate the female sex in persons and animals; as, drottning, f., 'queen;' höna, 'hen.'
2. The names of small rivers and brooks, and of indigenous Swedish trees; as, Dalelven; björk, f., 'birch.'
3. Words ending in a, an, and, ång, d, t, else, and i, ik, ion, and ur in words of foreign origin; as, kyrka, f.,
