bzjlections.
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PLURAL.
Nom. Gen. Dat. Ace. Voc. Abl.
carnes carnium carnibus carries carnes carnibus
senes senum senibus senes senes senibus
. ossa ossium ossibus ossa ossa ossfbus
I. Iter. itineris, n., way, is inflected regularly throughout from the stem itiner-. 2. Supellex, supellectilis, i., furniture, is confined to the Singular. The oblique cases are formed from the stem supellectil-. The ablative has both -I and -e. 3. Jecur. n., liver, forms its oblique cases from two stems, - jecor- and jecinor-. Thus, Gen. jecoris or jecinoris. 4. Femur, n., thigh, usually forms its oblique cases from the stem femor-. but sometimes from the stem remin-. Thus, Gen. femoris or feIninis.
General Principles
43.
of Gender in the Third Declension.
Nouns in -0, -or, -08, -er, -~s are Masculine. 2. Nouns in -as, -es, -is, -y8, -x, -8 (preceded by a consonant) i -do, -go (Genitive -inis) i -io (abstract and collective), -us (Genitive -litis or -udis) are Feminine. 3. Nouns ending in -a, -e, -i, -y, -c, -1, -n, -t, -ar, -ur, -tis are Neuter. I.
Chief Exceptions
44. Exceptions I.
to Gender in the Third Declension.
to the Rule for Masculines.
Nouns in -0. a. Feminine: caro, flesh.
2.
Nouns in -or, a. Feminine: arbor, tree. b. Neuter: aequor, sea; cor, heart;
3. Nouns in -os. a. Feminine: dos, dowry. b. Neuter: os (oris), moutlt. 4. Nouns in -er. a. Feminine: linter, skiff.
marmor, marble.