Second female declension in Slovenian
In the Slovenian language decline regularly feminine words on consonants as follows, using the example of miš ( mouse ):
singular | Two number | Plural | |
Nominative | miš _ | miš i | miš i |
Genitive | miš i | miš i | miš i |
dative | miš i | miš ima | miš im |
accusative | miš _ | miš i | miš i |
locative | miš i | miš ih | miš ih |
Instrumental | miš jo | miš ima | miš mi |
Words of this group, which are stressed on the suffix , decline as follows, using the example of stran (the page):
singular | Two number | Plural | |
Nominative | stran _ | stran i | stran i |
Genitive | stran i | stran i | stran i |
dative | stran i | stran ema | stran em |
accusative | stran _ | stran i | stran i |
locative | stran i | stran eh | stran eh |
Instrumental | stran ijo | stran ema | stran emi |
The only way to distinguish these groups is by memorization.