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 ====Stem modification====
-Stem modifications are quite common and they occur in every declension. There are several types of stem modification, and they usually apply to the rest of the paradigm.
+Stem modifications are quite common and they occur in every declension. There are several types of stem modification, and they usually apply to the rest of the paradigm. Some of the changes have already been covered in the above declensions and those are not included in the list below.
 An overview of such modifications is as follows:
-* loss of syllable-final vowel
+* loss of the syllable-final vowel
-** name: ''neman'' (nom sg) → ''nemnō'' (gen sg)
+** name: ''neman'' → ''nemnō''
+** head: ''kaput'' → ''kaptī''
+* addition of -r and vowel shortening:
+** ear: ''ēu'' → ''eurī''
+** hand: ''gē'' → ''gerī''
+* addition of -r, vowel loss and vowel shortening:
+** metal: ''hāie'' → ''hairō''
+* addition of -s and vowel shortening:
+** louse: ''lēu'' → ''leusī''
+* addition of -h- and vowel shortening:
+** nose: ''nās'' → ''nahsī''
+* reduction of a diphthong:
+** dog: ''kuōn'' → ''kūnī''
 ===Adjectives===