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 * Plu. || Gen., || krigares, || m., || warriors, || krigarnes, || of || the warriors.
 * Sing. || Nom., etc., || namn, || n., || name, || namnet, || || the name.
 * align="center" | ... || Gen., || namns, || align="center" | ... || align="center" | ... || namnets, || of || ......
 * Plu. || Nom., etc., || namn, || align="center" | ... || names, || namnen, || || the names.
 * align="center" | ... || Gen., || namns, || align="center" | ... || align="center" | ... || namnens, || of || ......
 * }
 * Plu. || Nom., etc., || namn, || align="center" | ... || names, || namnen, || || the names.
 * align="center" | ... || Gen., || namns, || align="center" | ... || align="center" | ... || namnens, || of || ......
 * }
 * align="center" | ... || Gen., || namns, || align="center" | ... || align="center" | ... || namnens, || of || ......
 * }

To this declension belong masculine and neuter nouns.

In regard to differences of gender it may be observed that the following belong generally to the masculine:—

1. Nouns that indicate the male sex in persons or animals; as, konung, m., 'king;' tupp, m., 'cock.'

2. The names of seas, lakes, and woods, and the seasons, months, and days; as, höst, 'autumn;' juli, 'July;' torsdag, 'Thursday.'

3. Nouns generally that end in ad, ande, are, dom, ing, ling, lek, när, skap; as, månad, m., 'month;' handlande, m., 'trader;' tjenare, m., 'man-servant;' ungdom, m., 'youth;' mening, m., 'meaning;' främling, m., 'stranger;' kärlek, m., 'love;' konstnär, m., 'artist;' vetenskap, m., 'science.'

To the feminine gender belong generally:—

1. Nouns that indicate the female sex in persons and animals; as, drottning, f., 'queen;' höna, 'hen.'

2. The names of small rivers and brooks, and of indigenous Swedish trees; as, Dalelven; björk, f., 'birch.'

3. Words ending in a, an, and, ång, d, t, else, and i, ik, ion, and ur in words of foreign origin; as, kyrka, f.,