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Upper Sorbian neuter nouns in the nominative singular end with -o, or (much rarer, only after nj and ć) with -e. Some of them in Gen., Dat., Ins., and Loc. sing. and in all the cases of dual and plural lenghten their stems with -et-/-eć- or -en(j)-. It is always shown in the word's entry in the dictionary, as the Genitive (a lenghtened form) appears there along with the nominative (the basic form). Some of the neuter nouns have irregularities in their declension patterns.
Neuter nouns have the following set of endings:
| singular | ||||
| stem: | soft | c z s | hard | velar |
| N | -e, -o | -o | ||
| G | -a | |||
| D | u | |||
| A | = nominative | |||
| I | -om | |||
| L | -u | -’e (-u) | -u | |
| V | = nominative | |||
| dual | ||||
| stem: | soft | c z s | hard | velar |
| N | -i | -y | -’e | |
| G | -ow (-i) | -ow | ||
| D | -omaj | |||
| A | = nominative | |||
| I | = dative | |||
| L | = dative | |||
| V | = nominative | |||
| plural | ||||
| stem: | soft | c z s | hard | velar |
| N | -a | |||
| G | -ow (-i) | -ow | ||
| D | -am | |||
| A | = nominative | |||
| I | -emi | -ami | ||
| L | -ach | |||
| V | = nominative | |||
An apostrophe before an ending (-’e) signals that some consonants when preceeding this ending alternate as shown below:
| consonant change | example | meaning |
| d > dź | blido > blidźe | table |
| t > ć | myto > myće | prize |
| ł > l | čoło > čole | forehead |
| k > c | jabłuko > jabłuce | apple |
Whenever any other consonant preceeds an ending marked with an apostrophe, the consonant turns into its soft counterpart:
| consonant change | example | meaning |
| n > nj | hrono > hronje | saying |
| w > wj | słowo > słowje | word |
In contrast to masculine and feminine nouns, the -tr- cluster in front of this ending in neuter nouns does not change into -tř- but into -trj-.
| consonant change | example | meaning |
| tr > trj | nutro > nutrje | inside |
This ending in neuter nouns is only used with hard-stem and velar-stem nouns.
Soft-stem nouns and those of the hard-stem nouns whose stem ends with c, s or z have the -u ending. Hard-stem nouns, excluding those mentioned above, have the -'e ending. Nouns with a stem ending with h, ch or k may appear with both endings.
Soft-stem nouns have the -i ending. Those of hard-stem nouns that have c, s or z as the last consonant of their stem have the -y ending. The other hard-stem nouns have the -'e ending.
The -ami ending is used with hard-stem nouns and the -emi with those of the soft-stem type.
A hard-stem noun with stem not ending in c, s, z:
trašidło monster
| singular | dual | plural | |
| N | trašidło | trašidle | trašidła |
| G | trašidła | trašidłow | trašidłow |
| D | trašidłu | trašidłomaj | trašidłam |
| A | trašidło | trašidle | trašidła |
| I | (z) trašidłom | (z) trašidłomaj | (z) trašidłami |
| L | (w) trašidle | (w) trašidłomaj | (w) trašidłach |
| V | trašidło! | trašidle! | trašidła! |
A hard-stem noun with stem ending in c s or z:
słowjeso verb
| singular | dual | plural | |
| N | słowjeso | słowjesy | słowjesa |
| G | słowjesa | słowjesow | słowjesow |
| D | słowjesu | słowjesomaj | słowjesam |
| A | słowjeso | słowjesy | słowjesa |
| I | (ze) słowjesom | (ze) słowjesomaj | (ze) słowjesami |
| L | (w) słowjesu | (w) słowjesomaj | (w) słowjesach |
| V | słowjeso! | słowjesy! | słowjesa! |
A velar-stem noun:
křidleško small wing
| singular | dual | plural | |
| N | křidleško | křidlešce | křidleška |
| G | křidleška | křidleškow | křidleškow |
| D | křidlešku | křidleškomaj | křidleškam |
| A | křidleško | křidlešce | křidleška |
| I | (z) křidleškom | (z) křidleškomaj | (z) křidleškami |
| L | (w) křidlešku | (w) křidleškomaj | (w) křidleškach |
| V | křidleško! | křidlešce! | křidleška! |
A soft-stem noun:
žiwjenje life
| singular | dual | plural | |
| N | žiwjenje | žiwjeni | žiwjenja |
| G | žiwjenja | žiwjenjow | žiwjenjow |
| D | žiwjenju | žiwjenjomaj | žiwjenjam |
| A | žiwjenje | žiwjeni | žiwjenja |
| I | (z) žiwjenjom | (z) žiwjenjomaj | (z) žiwjenjemi |
| L | (w) žiwjenju | (w) žiwjenjomaj | (w) žiwjenjach |
| V | žiwjenje! | žiwjeni! | žiwjenja! |
A noun that lenghtens its stem with -at-/-eć-:
kačo duckling
| singular | dual | plural | |
| N | kačo | kačeći | kačata |
| G | kačeća | kačećow | kačatow |
| D | kačeću | kačećomaj | kačatam |
| A | kačećo | kačeći | kačata |
| I | (z) kačećom | (z) kačećomaj | (z) kačatami |
| L | (w) kačeću | (w) kačećomaj | (w) kačatach |
| V | kačo! | kačeći! | kačata! |
A noun that lenghtens its stem with -en(j)-:
promjo ray
| singular | dual | plural | |
| N | promjo | promjeni | promjenja |
| G | promjenja | promjenjow | promjenjow |
| D | promjenju | promjenjomaj | promjenjam |
| A | promjo | promjeni | promjenja |
| I | (z) promjenjom | (z) promjenjomaj | (z) promjenjemi |
| L | (w) promjenju | (w) promjenjomaj | (w) promjenjach |
| V | promjo! | promjeni! | promjenja! |
woko eye
| singular | dual | plural | |
| N | woko | woči | woči |
| G | woka | wočow | wočow |
| D | woku | wočomaj | wočam/wočom |
| A | woko | woči | woči |
| I | (z) wokom | (z) wočomaj | (z) wočemi |
| L | (we) woku | (we) wočomaj | (we) wočach |
| V | woko! | woči! | woči! |
wucho ear
| singular | dual | plural | |
| N | wucho | wuši | wuši |
| G | wucha | wušow | wušow |
| D | wuchu | wušomaj | wušam/wušom |
| A | wucho | wuši | wuši |
| I | (z) wuchom | (z) wušomaj | (z) wušemi |
| L | (we) wuchu | (we) wušomaj | (we) wušach |
| V | wucho! | woči! | woči! |
dźěćo child
| singular | dual | plural | |
| N | dźěćo | dźěsći | dźěći |
| G | dźěsća | dźěsćow/dźěsći | dźěći |
| D | dźěsću | dźěsćomaj | dźěćom |
| A | dźěćo | dźěsći | dźěći |
| I | (z) dźěsćom | (z) dźěsćomaj | (z) dźěćimi |
| L | (w) dźěsću | (w) dźěsćomaj | (w) dźěćoch |
| V | dźěćo! | dźěsći! | dźěći! |