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ETYMOLOGY.
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168. First Declension.

Paradigms: Flaade fleet, Rige empire, Tand tooth, Konsul, Kjedel kettle:

Indef. Sing. Def. Sing. Indef. Plur. Def. Plur.
N. Flaade Flaaden Flaader Flaaderne.
Poss. Flaades Flaadens Flaaders Flaadernes.
N. Rige Riget Riger Rigerne.
Poss. Riges Rigets Rigers Rigernes.
N. Tand Tanden Tænder Tænderne.
Poss. Tans Tandens Tænders Tændernes.
N. Konsul Konsulen Konsuler Konsulerne.
Poss. Konsuls Konsulens Konsulers Konsulernes.
N. Kjedel Kjedlen Kjedler Kjedlerne.
Poss. Kjedels Kjedlens Kjedlers Kjedlernes.

Remarks. 1) Words ending in an unaccented -e add -r. Exceptions: Öie eye, has plural Öine; Tilfælde case, and Öre a coin have plural the same as singular. Antiquated is Ören plur. of Öre ear, and Öksne (Öxne) plur. of Okse (Oxe); Menneske man (generally) has plur. Mennesker but def. form Menneskene, Bonde peasant forms it plural with “mutation”: Bönder.

2). Words ending in stressed vowel (or an unaccented vowel that is not e) add -er: TogaTogaer; Mo heath Moer. Except.: Sko shoe plur. same as sing.

3) The folloving monosyllables form their plural with -er and “mutation”.

And duck; Mark a weight (1/2 lb. also unchanged in plural); Rand border, Stand state, (condition of life), Stang pole, Tang thongs, Haand hand, Stad city, Kraft power. (Plural: Ænder (N.) Mærker, Rænder, Stænder, Stænger, Tænger, Hænder, Stæder, Kræfter). N. Skaak shaft (of a sleigh)