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Rh 168. First Declension.

Paradigms: Flaade fleet, Rige empire, Tand tooth, Konsul, Kjedel kettle:

Remarks. 1) Words ending in an unaccented -e add -r. Exceptions: Öie eye, has plural Öine; Tilfælde case, and Öre a coin have plural the same as singular. Antiquated is Ören plur. of Öre ear, and Öksne (Öxne) plur. of Okse (Oxe); Menneske man (generally) has plur. Mennesker but def. form Menneskene, Bonde peasant forms it plural with “mutation”: Bönder.

2). Words ending in stressed vowel (or an unaccented vowel that is not e) add -er: Toga –Togaer; Mo heath Moer. Except.: Sko shoe plur. same as sing.

3) The folloving monosyllables form their plural with -er and “mutation”.

And duck; Mark a weight ( lb. also unchanged in plural); Rand border, Stand state, (condition of life), Stang pole, Tang thongs, Haand hand, Stad city, Kraft power. (Plural: Ænder (N.) Mærker, Rænder, Stænder, Stænger, Tænger, Hænder, Stæder, Kræfter). N. Skaak shaft (of a sleigh)