Defective Nouns.
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b) Names of materials, - to denote objects made of the material, or different kinds of the substance; as, aera, bronzes (l.e. bronze figures); ligna, woods. c) Abstract nouns, - to denote instances of the quality; as, Ignorantiae, cases of ÂŁgnorance.
Nouns
used in the Plural
only.
56. Here belongI. Many geographical names; as, Thebae, Thebes; Leuctra, Leuctra ; Pompeji, PomjJdÂŁ. 2. Many names of festivals; as, Megalesia, the Megalesianfestival. 3. Many special words, of which the following are the most important: -
angustiae, narrow pass. arma, weapons. deliciae, delight. divitiae, riches. Idiis, Ides. indiitiae, truce. insidiae, ambush. majores, ancestors.
manes, spirits of the dead. minae, threats. moenia, dty walls. niiptiae, marriage. posteri, descendants, reliquiae, remainder, tenebrae,darkness. verb era, blows.
Also in classical prose regularlycervices, 'neck. fides, lyre.
nares, nose. viscera, viscera.
Nouns used only in Certain
Cases.
57. I. Used in only One Case. Many nouns of the Fourth Declension are found only in the Ablative Singular; as, jussii, by the order; injussii, iuithou: the order; natii, by birth. 2.
Used in Two Cases. a. b.
Fors (chance), Nom. Sing.; forte, Abl. Sing. Spontis (free-wtll), Gen. Sing.; sponte, Abl. Sing.
3. Used in Three Cases. Nama. no one (Nom.), has also the Dat. neminf and the Ace. nl!minem. The Gen. and Abl. are supplied by the corresponding cases of niillus; viz. niillius and niillo.