168. First Declension.
Paradigms: Flaade fleet, Rige empire, Tand tooth, Konsul, Kjedel kettle:
| Indef. Sing. | Def. Sing. | Indef. Plur. | Def. Plur. | |
| N. | Flaade | Flaaden | Flaader | Flaaderne. |
| Poss. | Flaades | Flaadens | Flaaders | Flaadernes. |
| N. | Rige | Riget | Riger | Rigerne. |
| Poss. | Riges | Rigets | Rigers | Rigernes. |
| N. | Tand | Tanden | Tænder | Tænderne. |
| Poss. | Tans | Tandens | Tænders | Tændernes. |
| N. | Konsul | Konsulen | Konsuler | Konsulerne. |
| Poss. | Konsuls | Konsulens | Konsulers | Konsulernes. |
| N. | Kjedel | Kjedlen | Kjedler | Kjedlerne. |
| Poss. | Kjedels | Kjedlens | Kjedlers | Kjedlernes. |
Remarks. 1) Words ending in an unaccented -e add -r. Exceptions: Öie eye, has plural Öine; Tilfælde case, and Öre a coin have plural the same as singular. Antiquated is Ören plur. of Öre ear, and Öksne (Öxne) plur. of Okse (Oxe); Menneske man (generally) has plur. Mennesker but def. form Menneskene, Bonde peasant forms it plural with “mutation”: Bönder.
2). Words ending in stressed vowel (or an unaccented vowel that is not e) add -er: Toga –Togaer; Mo heath Moer. Except.: Sko shoe plur. same as sing.
3) The folloving monosyllables form their plural with -er and “mutation”.
And duck; Mark a weight (12) lb. also unchanged in plural); Rand border, Stand state, (condition of life), Stang pole, Tang thongs, Haand hand, Stad city, Kraft power. (Plural: Ænder (N.) Mærker, Rænder, Stænder, Stænger, Tænger, Hænder, Stæder, Kræfter). N. Skaak shaft (of a sleigh)
