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Category:Old Norse u-stem nouns

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Old Norse u-stem nouns.

These nouns are masculine or rarely neuter, typically with the following endings:

  • in the nominative singular: -r (which assimilates to a preceding l, n or s) with u-umlaut (this ending is lacking in neuters);
  • in the genitive singular: -ar without u-umlaut;
  • in the nominative plural: -ir with i-umlaut (this ending is lacking in neuters).

The stem classes are named from the perspective of Proto-Germanic and may not still be visible in Old Norse inflections.