LESSON XII. THIRD DECLENSION. - I-STEMS AND MIXED STEMS. I-STEMS. 1.
MASCULINE ANDFEMININEI-STEMS.
65. Masculine and Feminine r-Stems end iu -is III the Nominative Singular, and always have -ium in the Genitive Plural. They may have either -Is or -6S in the Accusative Plural. A few, like turris, have -im in the Accusative Singular, and -I in the Ablative Singular. 66.
Bostis,
TUj:ris, f., lower.
Nom. Gen.
u芦. Ace. Voc. Abl.
tunis tunis turd turrim turris turrf
hostis hostis hostf hostem hostis haste
-is -Is -I -00, -em -Is -i, -e
2.
ID.,
enemy. TERMlNA-
PLURAL.
TI-:RMlNA路 TION.
SINGULAR.
tunAs turrium turribus turds (-As) tunes turribus
TION.
hostes hostium hostibus hostle (-As) hostAs hostibus
-As -ium -ibua
-Is, -As -6S
-ibus
NEUTERI-STlms.
67. These end in -e, -al, or oar in the Nominative Singular. They always have -I in the Ablative Singular, -ia in the Nominative, Accusative, and Vocative Plural, and -ium ill the Genitive Plural. Sedne, seal.
Animal,
animal.
SINGULAR.
Nom. Gen. Dal. Ace. Voc. Abl.
sedile sedilis sedili sedile sedile sedili
TERMINATION.
animal auimalta animalf animal animal animall 26
Wanting
-is -i Wanting Wanting
-I