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.

There is slight irregularity in the singular ablative form, e.g. **tućsto is simplified to tucto. Before the ending, the sequences **-ćs-, **-dźs- are simplified to -c-, while **-śćs- and **-źdźs- are simplified to -js-. Alongside those, sequences **-czs-, **-szs- and **-żs- are also simplified to -c- (the first one) and -s- (the last two) as well.

Type 3A

Nominals with stems ending in -b, , -dź, -j, -m, , -p, , -w, and (all letters containing acute accent like -dź always written -Ci(V)- before vowels). It has back vowel harmony.

Singular Plural
Nominative -∅ -ie
Accusative Inanimate
Animate -ię
Genitive -iedzię
Dative -ią -ią
Locative -sze -isze
Ablative -sto -isto
Instrumental -nie -inie
Vocative -cho -ie

Examples:

tuć "disease"
Singular Plural
Nominative tuć tudzie
Accusative tudz
Genitive tuciedzię
Dative tuc tuc
Locative tudźsze tucisze
Ablative tucto tucisto
Instrumental tućnie tucinie
Vocative tudźsze tudzie

Type 3B

Nominals with stems ending in -c, -cz, -dz, -dż, -rz, -sz, and . It has back vowel harmony.

Singular Plural
Nominative -∅ -e
Accusative Inanimate
Animate
Genitive -edzię
Dative
Locative -sze -ysze
Ablative -sto -ysto
Instrumental -nie -ynie
Vocative -sze -e