Most nominals with a basic form ending in -i do not have a separate
inflectional stem, but endings are attached directly to the basic form itself
(and consonant gradation and vowel change rules consequently apply,
§15, §16). These nominals of the type tunti ‘hour, lesson’ include the
following. The + symbol indicates that the form has undergone consonant
gradation.
Inflectional stem followed by:
Basic form Case Plural Poss. suffix
tunti hour +tunni/n +tunne/i/ssa tunti/mme
merkki mark +merki/n +merke/i/ssä merkki/mme
väri colour väri/n väre/i/ssä väri/mme
laki law +lai/n +lae/i/ssa laki/mme
risti cross risti/n riste/i/ssä risti/mme
sali hall sali/n sale/i/ssa sali/mme
