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The first declension is reserved for highly animate nouns, namely humans and vertebrates. For this reason, this declension typically lacks a locative, which are reserved for inanimate nouns. | The first declension is reserved for highly animate nouns, namely humans and vertebrates. For this reason, this declension typically lacks a locative, which are reserved for inanimate nouns. | ||
The fourth | Ablaut is a feature of third declension nouns. Generally the root vowel of the noun changes to an /e/ or /ɪ,i/ if the root vowel is /a, /æ/; nevertheless, in the majority of cases the ablaut patterns must be memorized. | ||
The fourth declension is associated with abstract nouns. The comitative form is used only with verbal nouns in purposive clauses. | |||
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