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The 3rd Nominal declension is athematic and it includes masculine , feminine , and neutral nouns .

It comprehends stems with consonant endings . Nominatives are made by adding a sound - ? to the stem :

Occlusive or stops Nominative :
- Labial : ? , ? , ? + ? = ? ( as in ? ? ? ? ? ; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , vein )
- Velar : ? , ? , ? + ? = ? ( as in ? ? ? ? ? ; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , night )
- Dental : ? , ? , ? + ? = ? ( dental consonant disappears as in ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , torch )

Liquids and nasals Nominative :
- ? - elongation of the immediate previous vowel : ? ? / ? ? ( as in ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , Demeter )
- ? - elongation of the immediate previous vowel : ? ? / ? ? ( as in ? ? ? ? ? ; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , ground or soil )
- ? ? - elimination of ? and elongation of ? / ? : - ? ? ? / - ? ? ? > ? ? / ? ? ( as in ? ? ? ? ? ? ; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , old man )
- ? ? ? - elimination of ? and elongation of ? : - ? ? ? > ? ? ( as in ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , ivory or elephant )
- ? ? + ? = ? ? = ? ? ? ( ? ? ? ? ? ; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , nose )

Neutral Nominatives :
Usually end in - ? ? , when loosing - ? ( as in ? ? ? ? ? ? ; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? , body )