diff --git a/src/catalan/MorphoCat.gf b/src/catalan/MorphoCat.gf
index 7f65666ce..21526565e 100644
--- a/src/catalan/MorphoCat.gf
+++ b/src/catalan/MorphoCat.gf
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ oper
   mkAdj2Reg : Str -> Str -> Adj = \petit,petita ->
     case <petit,petita> of {
         <_, _ + ("b"|"c"|"d"|"e"|"f"|"g"|"h"|"i"|"j"|"k"|"l"|"m"|"n"|"o"|"p"|"q"|"r"|"s"|"t"|"u"|"v"|"x"|"y"|"z")> => adjFidel petit ; --feminine doesn't end in "a"
-        <p@(_ + ("t"|"l"|"ç")), p+"a"> => adjPrim petit ; --1) petit~petita 2) ridícul~ridícula, dolç~dolça
+        <p@(_ + ("t"|"l"|"ç")), p2+"a"> => adjPrim petit ; --1) petit~petita 2) ridícul~ridícula, dolç~dolça -- was nonlinear
         <_ + "ig", _> => adjIg petit petita ; --lleig~letja
         <_, _+ "na">  => adjVn petit ; --pla~plana
         <_, _ + ("à"|"é"|"è"|"í"|"ó"|"ò"|"ú") + _> => adjBlau petit petita ; --diari~diària
diff --git a/src/finnish/ParadigmsFin.gf b/src/finnish/ParadigmsFin.gf
index ecdcc8227..8d4888315 100644
--- a/src/finnish/ParadigmsFin.gf
+++ b/src/finnish/ParadigmsFin.gf
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ mkVS = overload {
           dSilakka ukko ukon ukkoja ;  -- auto,auton
         <_ + "mpi", _ + ("emman" | "emm�n")> => dSuurempi ukko ;
         <_ + "in", _ + ("imman" | "imm�n")> => dSuurin ukko ;
-        <terv + "e", terv + "een"> => 
+        <terv + "e", terv2 + "een"> => -- was nonlinear
           dRae ukko ukon ;
-        <taiv + ("as" | "�s"), taiv + ("aan" | "��n")> => 
+        <taiv + ("as" | "�s"), taiv2 + ("aan" | "��n")> =>  -- was nonlinear
           dRae ukko ukon ;
         <nukk + "e", nuk + "een"> => dRae ukko ukon ;
         <arp + "i", arv + "en"> => dArpi ukko ukon ;
diff --git a/src/greek/ParadigmsGre.gf b/src/greek/ParadigmsGre.gf
index f42cea8f3..f5df91960 100644
--- a/src/greek/ParadigmsGre.gf
+++ b/src/greek/ParadigmsGre.gf
@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@ oper
 
   mkNending : Str -> Str -> Gender ->  N = \x,n,g ->
         case <x,n> of {
-          <c + "ος", c + "ων"> => mkNoun_anthropos x  n g ;
-          <c + "η", c + "εις"> => mkNoun_kivernisi x  n g ;
-          <c + "ης", c + "ηδες"> => mkNoun_fournaris x  n g ;
-          <c + "ας", c + "ων"> => mkNoun_filakas x  n g ;
-          <c + "ο", c + "ων"> => mkNoun_prosopo x  n g ;
-          <c + ("ώς" | "ός" | "ως" ) , c + ("ος"|"ός" ) > => mkNoun_fws x  n g ;
-          <c + ("μα" | "ιμο" ), c + "ατα"> => mkNoun_provlima x  n g ;
-          <c + "ος", c + "η"> => mkNoun_megethos x  n g 
+          -- all of these were nonlinear
+          <c + "ος", c2 + "ων"> => mkNoun_anthropos x  n g ;
+          <c + "η", c2 + "εις"> => mkNoun_kivernisi x  n g ;
+          <c + "ης", c2 + "ηδες"> => mkNoun_fournaris x  n g ;
+          <c + "ας", c2 + "ων"> => mkNoun_filakas x  n g ;
+          <c + "ο", c2 + "ων"> => mkNoun_prosopo x  n g ;
+          <c + ("ώς" | "ός" | "ως" ) , c2 + ("ος"|"ός" ) > => mkNoun_fws x  n g ;
+          <c + ("μα" | "ιμο" ), c2 + "ατα"> => mkNoun_provlima x  n g ;
+          <c + "ος", c2 + "η"> => mkNoun_megethos x  n g 
         }  ** {lock_N = <>} ;
    
 
@@ -128,9 +129,9 @@ oper
 
       mkA1 : Str -> Str ->  A = \x,n ->
           case <x,n> of {
-            <c + "ης", c + "ες"> => mkAdjective4 x n ; 
-            <c + "ων", c + "όντων"> => mkAdjective3 x n ;
-            <c + "ύς", c + "έως"> => mkAdjectiveIr x n  
+            <c + "ης", c2 + "ες"> => mkAdjective4 x n ;  -- was nonlinear
+            <c + "ων", c2 + "όντων"> => mkAdjective3 x n ;  -- was nonlinear
+            <c + "ύς", c2 + "έως"> => mkAdjectiveIr x n    -- was nonlinear
             }  ** {lock_A = <>} ;