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====Third declension==== | ====Third declension==== | ||
Though once containing both feminine and masculine nouns, this declension now consists only of '''feminine''' nouns that end in a consonant. All third type masculine nouns are now declined as the second | Though once containing both feminine and masculine nouns, this declension now consists only of '''feminine''' nouns that end in a consonant. All third type masculine nouns are now declined as the second type ones, for instance: earlier ''звѣ́р/zwěr'' - ''звѣри́/zwěrí'' ("animal", nominative and genitive singular) became ''звíр/zwír'' - ''звíра/zwíra''. | ||
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====Fourth declension==== | ====Fourth declension==== | ||
This declension consists of solely '''neuter''' nouns that are derived from Common Slavic *ę. There are two distinct subgroups: "'''t'''" and "'''n'''". The '''s''' subgroup was obsolete already in Old East Slavonic and became a part of the second declension, for example: early Old Ruthenian ''slòwo'' - ''slowesá'' ("word", nominative singular and plural) became Old Ruthenian ''slòwo'' - ''slowā́'' and finally Ruthenian ''slòwo'' - ''slowá''. | This declension consists of solely '''neuter''' nouns that are derived from Common Slavic *ę. There are two distinct subgroups: "'''t'''" and "'''n'''". The '''s''' subgroup was obsolete already in Old East Slavonic and became a part of the second declension, for example: early Old Ruthenian ''slòwo'' - ''slowesá'' ("word", nominative singular and plural) became Old Ruthenian ''slòwo'' - ''slowā́'' and finally Ruthenian ''slòwo'' - ''slowá''. | ||