ThÂŁrd Declension.
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2. Not all nouns in -is are f-Sterns. Some are genuine consonantstems, and have the regular consonant terminations throughout, notably, canis, dog; juvenis, youth.I 3. Some genuine I-Stems have become disguised in the Nominative Singular; as, pars, jJart, for par(ti)s; anas, duck, for ana(ti)s; so also mors, deatlz; dos, dowry; nox, night; sors, lot; mens, mind; ars, art; gens, tribe; and some others.
B. Neuter I-Stems.
39. These end in the Nominative Singular in -e, -al, and They always have -i in the Ablative Singular, -Ia in the Nominative, Accusative, and Vocative Plural, and -ium in the Genitive Plural, thus holding more steadfastly to the i-character than do Masculine and Feminine r-Stems. -ar.
Sedne, seat; Animal, animal; stem, animah-. stem, sedili-.
Calcar, sjJur; stem, calcart-
SINGULAR.
Nom. Gen. Dat. Ace. Voc. Abl.
sedile sedilis sedlli sedile sedile sedili
animal animalis anirnalf animal animal animali
Nom. Gen. Dat. Ace. Voc. Abl.
sedilia sedilium sedilibus sedi:Iia sedilia sedilibus
animalia animalium animalibus animalia animalia animaltbus
TERMINATION.
calcar calcaria calcarf calcar calcar calcarf
-e or wanting -is
-r -e -e -i
or wanting or wanting
PLURAL.
calcaria calcarium calcaribua calcaria calcaria calcarfbus
-ia -ium -ibus -ia -ia -ibus
I. In most words of this class the final -i of the stem is lost in the Nominative Singular; in others it appears as -e. 2. Proper names in -e form the Ablative Singular in -e j as, Soracte, Soracte ; so also sometimes mare, sea. I M~nl!ds. month, originally a consonant stem (m~ns-). has in the Genitive Plural both menstum and Mansum. The Accusative Plural is mfinsas.