Cernelian/3rd declension
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Nominals ending in soft -∅. Because in Proto-Finnic this type ends in -i which transparent in vowel harmony (łólcho "in the stupid one" vs. nirsze "in the dull one"), it split into four subtypes. While in other Finnic languages e-stem is more alive, i-stem is much alive here and the e-stem of 3rd declension simply died. The only remnant of e-stem here is the nominative (incl. accusative and vocative) plurals.
Type 3A
Nominals with stems ending in -b, -ć, -dź, -j, -m, -ń, -p, -ś, -w, and -ź (all letters containing acute accent like -dź always written -Ci(V)- before vowels). It has back vowel harmony.
Singular | Plural | ||
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Nominative | -∅ | -ie | |
Accusative | Inanimate | ||
Animate | -ię | ||
Genitive | -iedzię | ||
Dative | -ię | -ią | |
Locative | -cho | -iszo | |
Ablative | -sto | -isto | |
Instrumental | -ło | -iło | |
Vocative | -che | -ie |