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**Ending in ''-u'': add ''-r''. | **Ending in ''-u'': add ''-r''. | ||
*Regular neuter nouns undergo u-umlaut in the plural. | *Regular neuter nouns undergo u-umlaut in the plural. | ||
*Some nouns (known as consonant stems) have irregular plurals involving i-umlaut | *Some nouns (known as consonant stems) have irregular plurals involving i-umlaut. Examples: | ||
**''mând'' "man" (M) > ''mindă'' | **''mând'' "man" (M) > ''mindă'' | ||
**''foðr'' "father" (M) > ''feðră'' | **''foðr'' "father" (M) > ''feðră'' | ||
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** The genitive-dative plural is always identical to the nominative-accusative plural. | ** The genitive-dative plural is always identical to the nominative-accusative plural. | ||
** The genitive-dative singular is identical to the nominative-accusative plural except in the case of consonant stems, where the i-umlaut is reversed. | ** The genitive-dative singular is identical to the nominative-accusative plural except in the case of consonant stems, where the i-umlaut is reversed. | ||
====Definiteness==== | ====Definiteness==== | ||
The definite article is formed suffixing the definite pronoun ''-in'' (in its appropriately declined form) to the noun. Note that the following changes occur: | The definite article is formed suffixing the definite pronoun ''-in'' (in its appropriately declined form) to the noun. Note that the following changes occur: | ||