G. Nouns with the prefix Ge and ending with the rootsyllable. The vowel of the stem is sometimes modified in the Plural. H. Many Foreign Nouns, especially titles and names of inanimate objects. The vowel of the stem is sometimes modified in the Plural. Genitive Singular, §. Nominative Plural, no ending. To this form belong A. The two Feminine Nouns die Mutter and die Tochter. (See § 26 of the Grammar.) B. Masculine and Neuter Nouns ending in el, er, en, and Diminutives in chen and lein. (For exceptions see § 4, A, and $ 5, E.) The vowel of the stem of masculine nouns is often modified in the Plural. The following nouns modify the vowel of the stem in the C. Neuter Nouns ending in e with the prefix Ge; as D. The noun der Käse, cheese, Gen. des Käses, Nom. pl. die Käse. § 3. FORM III. Genitive Singular, es or s. Nominative Plural, er. The vowel of the stem is always modified in the Plural. To this form belong A. Most Monosyllabic Neuter Nouns. The following is a list of them. (For exceptions see § 1, B, and § 4, C.) NOTE. Das Band, das Ding, das Horn, das Land, das Licht, das Wort, have a double plural form, each having a different meaning (see § 10). B. All Nouns ending in thum. Examples. das Kaiserthum, empire, das Heiligthum, sanctuary, Gen. Singular. des Kaiserthum 8, des Heiligthum s, Nom. Plural. die Kaiserth ü mer. die Heiligth ü mer. |