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 ﻿(4) t-STEMS.

hřibe, a foal,

Singular.

Plural.

hříb-ata

hříb-at

hřib-atum

hříb-ata

hříb-aty

N. hříb-í

G. hříb-ete

D. hUb-m

A. hřib-ě

I. hříb-ltem

L. » hříb-íti

v hříb-atech.

To this declension belong a great many substantives which express animate things, as divče, a girl; zvíří, a wild beast; kúře, a fowl; also hrabě, a count, and kniie, a prince; paSe, a page, and others.

In the same way is declined neti, a niece1; the place of the old form dci properly belonging to this declension is now taken by dcera. Mai or mati is now but little used, its place being taken by matka, which together with dcera, daughter, belongs to the third declension.

Some nouns are only found in a plural form, as Cechy, Bohemia, thus: Cechy isou části Rakouska, Bohemia is a part of Austria.

1 According to Gebauer, Mluvnice, iii. 428, this is quite a modern adaptation.

(5) r-STEMS.

matt, a mother.

Singular. N. mát-i G. mat-eře D. mat-eři Á. mat-eř I. mat-eři

Plural. mat-eře mat-eři mat-eřím mat-eře mat-eřmi

L. v mat-eři

v mat-eřích.