vi Contents 1.2.3 The alternations [u - w - v/p], [i - j] in spelling 43 1.2.4 Foreign words 43 2 The noun 47 2.0 General remarks 47 2.1 Gender 47 2.1.1 Nouns ending in a consonant 48 2.1.1.1 Hard consonants, almost all masculine 48 2.1.1.2 Nouns ending in a final hard labial 49 2.1.1.3 Soft consonants can be masculine or feminine 50 2.1.1.4 Personal names ending in a consonant 51 2.1.2 Nouns ending in a vowel: -а/-я 51 2.1.2.1 The marker -а/-я is essentially feminine 51 2.1.2.2 Common gender words ending in -а/-я 52 2.1.2.3 Neuters in -а/-я 53 2.1.2.4 Personal names ending in -а/-я 54 2.1.2.5 Indeclinable nouns ending in -a 54 2.1.3 Nouns ending in a vowel: -o/-e 55 2.1.3.1 Most nouns in -o/-e are neuter 55 2.1.3.2 Non-neuter native Ukrainian nouns ending in -o/-e 55 2.1.3.3 Borrowings ending in -o/-e 56 2.1.4 Nouns ending in vowels other than -o/-e 57 2.2 Number 58 2.3 The cases: basic meanings 58 2.3.0 Declension: introduction 59 2.3.1 Declension of feminine nouns 60 2.3.1.1 Feminine declensions ending in a vowel (-a): hard stems 60 2.3.1.2 Feminine declensions ending in a vowel (-a): soft stems 62 2.3.1.3 Feminine declensions ending in a vowel (-a): mixed stems 64 2.3.1.4 Feminine declensions ending in a consonant: soft stems 65 2.3.1.5 Feminine declensions ending in a consonant: mixed stems 66 2.3.1.6 Irregular feminine nouns 67 2.3.2 Declension of masculine nouns 69 2.3.2.1 Masculine nouns ending in a vowel (-a) 69 2.3.2.2 Masculine nouns ending in a consonant: hard stems 70 2.3.2.2.1 Masculine nouns ending in a vowel (-o) 74 2.3.2.3 Masculine nouns ending in a consonant: soft stems 74 2.3.2.4 Masculine nouns ending in a consonant: mixed stems 78 2.3.2.5 Pluralia tantum nouns; nouns in -ин 79 2.3.3 Declension of neuter nouns 80 2.3.3.1 Neuter nouns: hard stems 80 2.3.3.2 Neuter nouns: soft stems 83 2.3.3.3 Neuter nouns: soft stems in -я 84
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