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6 ﻿(c) Many in e, as růže, the rose.

(d) Many in c, č, ď, n̓, ť, and ž, as řeč, the speech; jabloň, the apple-tree.

(e) A few in i, as lodí, the ship.

3. Neuter:—

(a) Substantives ending in o, as mléko, milk.

(b) Many in e or ě, as tele, the calf.

(c) Most of those in í, as zdraví, health.

The Noun has two numbers, singular and plural. There are seven cases—the nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative, instrumental, and locative. The last case is sometimes called prepositional, because it is only used with certain prepositions. The genitive and accusative singular are the same in the case of animate things of the masculine gender in the first declension.

corresponding to the Russian form in -ъ, as рабъ, a slave. In the D. and L. sing, and N., G., V., and L. plur. two forms are in use.