I.

N.
G.
D.
A.

1. The Genitive Singular being alike, and the Plural different. II.

IIL
Der Hund.
Da, Rind.

Der Engel.
Sing. Plur.

Sing.
Plur,

Sing.

Plur.
e.

er.
eb, 6.
e.

e8, 8.
er.

8.

n. es en.

ern. .

er.
e.

Most Nouns of this Declension are Of this Declension are
Of this Declension are,

all the
1. All derivatives in ling, and ing, of the Neuter Gender, as, das Amt, Nouns.
as der Jüngling, Häring.

das Bild, &c. and those which have 1. In el, Masculine and Neuter.
2. All Neuters in niß, as das Bild- an a, o, or u, take the diphthong in 2. In er, Masculine and Neuter.
niß, Befennmiß.

the Plural, as, das Buch, die Rücher; 3. In en, Masculine and Neuter. 3. The Nouns collective beginning das Blatt, die Blätter; bas Dorf, die 4. The Diminutives in chen and lein,

which are all of the Neuter Gendar. with ge, and not ending in epł, or r, Dörfer. as das Gericht, Geschenk, Gebüsch. The few Masculines of this declen- 5. Neuters beginning with the syl

lable be and Those collectives which end in e or r sion are,

and ending with e, as : are of the third declension.

Der Bösewicht, The Wicked man, Das Gemälde, the Picture. 4. Foreign words in an, in, on, er,

Geist, Spirit,

Das Gebirge, the Mountain. ier, anz and al, as Altar, Principal, &c. Gott,

God,

6. Das Erbe, the Inheritance. Several have the diphthong in the

Irrthum, Error,

Das Ende, the End. plural, as,

Leib, Body,

and Der Käse, the Cheese.
The Masculines,

Man,
Der Abt.
Aebte,

Place,
Ball
.Bälle,

Rand, Border,
Rod
. Röde.

Reichthum, Riches,
The Neuters,

Vormund, Guardian,
Das Arsenal. Arsenäle,

Wald,

Forest,
Chor.
Chöre,

Wurm,

Worm.
Floß

Flösse,
Boot.

.Bötc.

ge!

Mann,

III. The words remaining unchanged in the Singular.
VII.

VIII.
Die Ubrid t.

Die Stadt. Sing, Plur.

Sing.

Plur.
en, n.
en, n.
ent. n.

en.
ent, n.

.
Of this Declension are,

Of this Declension are the following radical Nouns Feminine. 1. All Nouns Feminine in e, as die Amme, die

Angst, Fear,

Kunst, Art,
Ammen.

Art, Axe,

Kuh, Cow, 2. Those in ee, and ie, die See, die Harmonie.

Armbrust, Crossbow, Laus, Louse, 3. The Feminines in el, as die Gabel.

Aderlaß, Bloodletting, Luft, Air, 4. The Feminines in er, as die Feder.

Banf, Form, Bank, Leinwand, Linen, 5. Radical Feminines, as Thür, Uhr.

Braut, Bride,

Lust, Lust,
6. Derivatives with a particle in the begin-

Brust, Breast,

Madit, Might,
ning, as die Andacht.

Brunst, Conflagration, Magd, Servant girl,
7. Those with an end-syllable, and particu-

Burg, Castle,

Maus, Mouse,
larly the words in ei, heit, in, feit, schaft, and ung.

Faust, Fist,

Nacht, Night,
8. Foreign words of the Feminine Gender

Flucht, Flight,

Naht, Seam,
which have the accent upon the last syllable, as :

Furcht, Fright,

Noth, Necessity,
die Natur, Nature,

Frucht, Fruit,

Nuß, Nut,
Figur, Figure,

Gans, Goose,

©au, Sow,
Gur, Cure,

Gruft, Pit, Grave, Sdnur, Lace, String,
Diät, Regimen,

Gunst, Favor,

Schwulst, Swelling,
Facultät, Faculty,

Hand, Hand,

Wand, Wall,
Provinz,
Province,

Kluft, Clift,

Wurst, Sausage,
Person, Person,

Kraft, Power,

Zunft, Society
Musif, Music.

All those in a, o, u, take the diphthong in the Plural, except Leinwand.

All the Feminines in nis are also of this declension, as die Betrübniß, die Besorgniß, die Finsterniß, &c.