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Rh Example.

In words of more than one syllable, if the nominative ends in or, the genitive singular is formed by changing  or  into  or  respectively. With a few exceptions, the nominative plural of these nouns is like the genitive singular. The other cases are quite regular.

In monosyllables is not changed into ; as, a brink, gen..

N.B.—In all declensions in words of more than one syllable and, when attenuated, become  and ; and  and  when made broad become  and. See dat. pl. of and.

Examples.

N.B.—The majority of nouns in belonging to this declension are declined like.