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More than a half of Pomorian nouns belongs to this dieclension. Loanwords usually also decline according to it. There are two different declining patterns for masculine and feminine genders. | More than a half of Pomorian nouns belongs to this dieclension. Loanwords usually also decline according to it. There are two different declining patterns for masculine and feminine genders. | ||
''' | '''-e (masculine), -a (feminine), -å (neuter)''' | ||
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Second declension contains mostly feminine gender nouns, usually inanimate. Some masculine gender nouns and old loanwords belong to this declension. | Second declension contains mostly feminine gender nouns, usually inanimate. Some masculine gender nouns and old loanwords belong to this declension. | ||
''' | '''-i (masculine), -i (feminine)''' | ||
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This declension contains only masculine gender nouns. About one sixth of all the nouns belong to this declension. | This declension contains only masculine gender nouns. About one sixth of all the nouns belong to this declension. | ||
''' | '''-u (masculine)''' | ||
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Few old nouns of a feminine gender belong to this declension, some can come in pairs, like ''brū'' (eyebrows) and thus have a dual number. | Few old nouns of a feminine gender belong to this declension, some can come in pairs, like ''brū'' (eyebrows) and thus have a dual number. | ||
''' | '''-ū (feminine)''' | ||
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Also called the consonant declension, the sixth declension contains only a few words, all of them descending from proto-Balto-Slavic. There is also a dual number for the nouns belonging to this declension. | Also called the consonant declension, the sixth declension contains only a few words, all of them descending from proto-Balto-Slavic. There is also a dual number for the nouns belonging to this declension. | ||
'''*-t, -s (neuter)''' | '''*-t, *-s (neuter)''' | ||
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