This class consists of words of one syllable ending in -en and -in, as well as laz and craz. In the plural, the words in -en and -in have only forms of Class III except for the nominative and the vocative; laz and craz only of Class III.
The forms in parentheses do exist, but are very rare. Where both Class II and Class III forms exist there's a slight preference for those of Class II, increasing towards the south.
Class II-III | -en and -in endings | laz, craz | ||||
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-en | -in | |||||
II | III | II | III | II | III | |
Singular | ||||||
nominative | men | rhin | craz | |||
genitive/ablative | mein | menei | rhein | rhinei | creiz | crazei |
dative/illative | (men) | menen | (rhen) | rhinen | - | crazen |
accusative | mean | menea | rhean | rhinea | creaz | (crazea) |
locative/instrumental | mien | menie | rhien | rhinie | criez | crazie |
vocative | (men) | mene | (rhin) | rhine | craz | crazie |
Plural | ||||||
nominative | (min) | meni | (rhin) | rhini | (criz) | crazi |
genitive/ablative | menin | - | rhenin | - | - | crazeni |
dative/illative | menen | - | rhenen | - | - | crazene |
accusative | menan | - | rhenan | - | - | crazena |
locative/instrumental | menen | - | rhenen | - | - | crazene |
vocative | (mien) | menie | (rhien) | rhinie | (criez) | crazie |