-, ▁sol ch -, ▁wel ch -. ▁These ▁are ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁der - words . ▁ ▁The ▁general ▁decl ension ▁pattern ▁is ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁table : ▁ ▁Ex amples : ▁ ▁Ad ject ival ▁possess ive ▁pron oun s ▁( or ▁possess ive ▁determin ers ) ▁and ▁kein ▁decl ine ▁similarly ▁to ▁the ▁article ▁ein . ▁The ▁general ▁decl ension ▁pattern ▁is ▁as ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁table : ▁ ▁Ex amples : ▁ ▁E uer ▁is ▁slightly ▁irregular : ▁when ▁it ▁has ▁an ▁ending , ▁the ▁e ▁can ▁be ▁dropped ▁and ▁end ings ▁are ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁root ▁e ur -, ▁e . g . ▁d ative ▁mascul ine ▁e ure m ▁( also ▁e uer em ). ▁ ▁N oun s ▁▁ ▁Only ▁the ▁following ▁n oun s ▁are ▁decl ined ▁according ▁to ▁case : ▁ ▁Mas cul ine ▁weak ▁n oun s ▁gain ▁an ▁- n ▁( s ometimes ▁- en ) ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁in ▁cases ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁singular ▁nomin ative . ▁e . g . ▁der ▁Student , ▁des ▁Student en . ▁ ▁A ▁hand ful ▁of ▁mascul ine ▁" m ixed " ▁n oun s , ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁Name , ▁gain ▁an ▁- ns ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁in ▁the ▁singular ▁gen itive , ▁e . g . ▁der ▁Name , ▁des ▁Nam ens , ▁and ▁otherwise ▁behave ▁exactly ▁like ▁weak ▁n oun s . ▁ ▁The ▁gen itive ▁case ▁of ▁other ▁n oun s ▁of ▁mascul ine