I. Dissyllabic roots ending in =e= preceded by =h=, =l=, =n=, =r=, =s=,
=t=, =lt=, =nt=, or =rt=, and all roots ending in =-hte=, =-kse=, =-pse=,
=-tse=.
E.g. =Vete=, _water_.
_Sing._ _Plur._
_Nom._ =vesi= =vedet=
_Part._ =vettä= =vesiä=
_Gen._ =veden= =vetten= _or_ =vesien=
_In._ =vedessä= =vesissä=
_El._ =vedestä= =vesistä=
_Il._ =veteen= =vesiin=
_Ad._ =vedellä= =vesillä=
_Abl._ =vedeltä= =vesiltä=
_All._ =vedelle= =vesille=
_Abes._ =vedettä= =vesittä=
_Prol._ [=vedetse=] =vesitse=
_Transl._ =vedeksi= =vesiksi=
_Ess._ =vetenä= =vesinä=
_Com._ (=vetene=) =vesine=
_Instr._ (=veden=) =vesin=
In the nominative sing. =te= becomes =si= by rule =37=. The partitive
sing. and first genitive plur. are formed from the closed root. In the
majority of the cases of the sing. =vete= becomes =vede= when the root is
closed by the addition of a suffix, while in the plur. =te + i= becomes
=ti=, which changes to =si= by the rule above quoted.
The stem =miehe=, _man_, forms the nominative =mies=, partitive =miestä=,
genitive =miehen=, inessive =miehessä=, etc. Plur. =miehet=, genitive
=miesten=, partitive =miehiä=, inessive =miehissä=, etc.
=Toise=, _second_.
_Sing._ _Plur._
_Nom._ =toinen= =toiset=
_Part._ =toista= =toisia=
_Gen._ =toisen= =toisten=, _or_ =toisien=
_In._ =toisessa= =toisissa=
_El._ =toisesta= =toisista=
_Ill._ =toiseen= =toisiin=
_Ad._ =toisella= =toisilla=
_Abl._ =toiselta= =toisilta=
_All._ =toiselle= =toisille=
_Abes._ =toisetta= =toisitta=
_Prol._ [=toisetse=] =toisitse=
_Transl._ =toiseksi= =toisiksi=
_Ess._ =toisena=, _or_ =toisina=
=toisna=
_Com._ (=toisene=) =toisine=
_Instr._ (=toisen=) =toisin=
Roots ending in =se= change this termination in the nominative to =nen=.
Thus =kirjase=, _a little book_, =venäläise=, _Russian_, =iloise=,
_glad_, =vihollise=, _hostile_, form in the nominative =kirjanen=,
=venäläinen=, =iloinen=, =vihollinen=. In all such words the partitive
sing. and first genitive plur. are formed from the closed root and the
essive sing. has two forms.