Reke, a sledge.
| Sing. | Plur. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | reki | reet |
| Part. | rekeä | rekiä |
| Gen. | reen | rekien, or rekein |
| In. | reessä | reissä |
| Ill. | rekeen | rekiin |
| Ess. | rekenä | rekinä |
| etc. | etc. |
K is dropped by rule [28]. Notice that the word takes the soft terminations.
The Third Declension.
The third declension has the following characteristics:—
(1) The partitive sing. ends in ta or tä after a consonant.
(2) The nominative sing. is never the same as the root.
(3) The root is closed in the partitive sing. and first form of the genitive plur., and sometimes in the nominative and essive sing.
The nouns belonging to this declension may be classed under two divisions.