Inflections. :III. Consonant-Stems
that have partially
to the Inflection
adapted
themselves
o'f i-Stems.
40. Many Consonant-Stems have so far adapted themselves to the inflection of I-stems as to take -Ium in the Genitive Plural, and -Is in the Accusative Plural. Their true character as Consonant-Stems, however, is shown by the fact that they never take -im in the Accusative Singular, or -r in the Ablative Singular. The following words are exam ples of this class: Caedes, f., slaughter; stem, caed-,
Arx, f., citadel ; stem, aro-.
Linter, f., skiff; stem, lintr-.
SINGULAR.
Nom. Gen. Dat. Ace. Voc. Abl.
caedes caedis caedi caedem caedes caede
Nom. Gen. Dat. Ace. Voc. Abl.
caedes caedium caedibus caedes, -is caedes caedibus
arx arcis arcf
arcem arx arce
linter lintris lintri lintrem linter lintre
PLURAL.
I.
arces arcium arcibus arces, -is arces arcibus
lintres lintrium lintribus lint res, -is lintres lintribus
The following classes of nouns belong here: a) b) c) d) e)
Nouns in -es, with Genitive in -is j as, nubes, aedes: cHides, etc. Many monosyllables in -s or -x preceded by one or more consonants j as, urbs, mons, stirps, lanx. Most nouns in -ns and -rs j as, cliens, cohors. Uter, venter j fur, lis, mas, mfis, nix j and the Plurals fauces, penates, Optimates, Samnites, Quirites. Sometimes nouns in -tas with Genitive -tatis j as, civitas, aetas. Civitas usually has civitatium.