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Two-syllable nominals ending with -o/-u/-ö/-y; consonant gradation possible.
Partitive ending -a/-ä and genitive plural ending -en.
[edit] Basic declension without consonant gradation
| ends with -o |
ends with -ö |
ends with -u |
ends with -y |
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[edit] Consonant gradation
[edit] Summary
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grade |
kk → k |
pp → p |
tt → t |
k → ∅ |
p → v |
t → d |
nk → ng |
mp → mm |
lt → ll |
nt → nn |
rt → rr |
k → v |
| nominative |
strong |
riekko |
kippo |
katto |
jako |
orpo |
katu |
sanko |
sampu |
kuultu |
lento |
saarto |
luku |
| genitive |
weak |
riekon |
kipon |
katon |
jaon |
orvon |
kadun |
sangon |
sammun |
kuullun |
lennon |
saarron |
luvun |
| partitive |
strong |
riekkoa |
kippoa |
kattoa |
jakoa |
orpoa |
katua |
sankoa |
sampua |
kuultua |
lentoa |
saartoa |
lukua |
| elative |
weak |
riekosta |
kiposta |
katosta |
jaosta |
orvosta |
kadusta |
sangosta |
sammusta |
kuullusta |
lennosta |
saarrosta |
luvusta |
| illative |
strong |
riekkoon |
kippoon |
kattoon |
jakoon |
orpoon |
katuun |
sankoon |
sampuun |
kuultuun |
lentoon |
saartoon |
lukuun |
[edit] Complete declension example with consonant gradation (t → d)
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singular |
plural |
| nominative |
katu |
kadut |
| genitive |
kadun |
katujen
katuin2 |
| partitive |
katua |
katuja |
| accusative |
katu
kadun |
kadut |
| inessive |
kadussa |
kaduissa |
| elative |
kadusta |
kaduista |
| illative |
katuun |
katuihin |
| adessive |
kadulla |
kaduilla |
| ablative |
kadulta |
kaduilta |
| allative |
kadulle |
kaduille |
| essive |
katuna |
katuina |
| translative |
kaduksi |
kaduiksi |
| instructive |
– |
kaduin |
| abessive |
kadutta |
kaduitta |
| comitative |
– |
katuineen |
| 2) Obsolete. |
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