Zero ending (Ø):

A term which refers to the "invisible" ending of a noun that ends in a consonant. In the nominative form, these nouns look as though they do not have an ending. However, since they take endings in other cases (like the accusative, genitive, etc...), the "invisible" or "blank" ending is called a zero ending. The symbol used to designate zero endings often looks like this: Ø

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