(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.
_First Division._
This comprises all words belonging to this declension which have the
illative sing. ending in a doubled vowel and =n=.