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*Some nouns have a ''-j-'', palatalization, or ''-v-'' that appears before endings beginning in a vowel but is dropped otherwise. | *Some nouns have a ''-j-'', palatalization, or ''-v-'' that appears before endings beginning in a vowel but is dropped otherwise. | ||
*A few nouns (known as consonant stems) have irregular plurals, mostly involving either i-umlaut or reversal of u-umlaut (i.e. singular has u-umlaut that is lost in plural). Some examples of common nouns with irregular plurals are listed below: | *A few nouns (known as consonant stems) have irregular plurals, mostly involving either i-umlaut or reversal of u-umlaut (i.e. singular has u-umlaut that is lost in plural). Some examples of common nouns with irregular plurals are listed below: | ||
**mând (M) > mindă | **''mând'' (M) > ''mindă'' | ||
**foðr (M) > feðră | **''foðr'' (M) > ''feðră'' | ||
**moðr (F) > meðrăr | **''moðr'' (F) > ''meðrăr'' | ||
**šistr (F) > šistrăr | **''šistr'' (F) > ''šistrăr'' | ||
**broðr (M) > breðră | **''broðr'' (M) > ''breðră'' | ||
**dotr (F) > detrăr | **''dotr'' (F) > ''detrăr'' | ||
**fot (M) > fetă | **''fot'' (M) > ''fetă'' | ||
**tund (F) > tindăr | **''tund'' (F) > ''tindăr'' | ||
**not (F) > netăr | **''not'' (F) > ''netăr'' | ||
**džov (F) > džavăr | **''džov'' (F) > ''džavăr'' | ||
**corn (F) > carnăr | **''corn'' (F) > ''carnăr'' | ||
* Formation of genitive-dative: | * Formation of genitive-dative: | ||
**Masculine and neuter consonant stems: The genitive-dative singular is identical to the nominative-accusative singular. | **Masculine and neuter consonant stems: The genitive-dative singular is identical to the nominative-accusative singular. | ||