The Nominative Singular ends in -ŭs, -ĕr, or -ŭm.
GENDER.—Nouns in -ŭs and -ĕr are generally Masculine; nouns in -ŭm are Neuter.
Nouns in -ŭs. haed-ŭs, goat, base haed-
GENDER.—Nouns in -ŭs and -ĕr are generally Masculine; nouns in -ŭm are Neuter.
Nouns in -ŭs. haed-ŭs, goat, base haed-
singular | plural | |
Nom. | haedŭs | haedî |
Voc. | haedĕ | haedî |
Acc. | haedŭm | haedôs |
Gen. | haedî | haedôrum |
Dat. | haedô | haedîs |
Abl. | haedô | haedîs |
Nouns in -ŭm. bell-ŭm, war, base bell-
singular | plural | |
Nom. | bellŭm | bellă |
Voc. | bellŭm | bellă |
Acc. | bellŭm | bellă |
Gen. | bellî | bellôrum |
Dat. | bellô | bellîs |
Abl. | bellô | bellîs |
The Locative Singular, when used, ends in -î, as Corinthî, at Corinth.
Nouns in -ĕr.—These originally ended in -ĕr-ŭs (the Base ending in -er), and have lost the inflexion of the Nominative and Vocative Singular. The majority also drop e before r, except in the same cases.
Exx. pŭĕr, boy, base pŭĕr-; ăgĕr, field, base ăgr-
Nouns in -ĕr.—These originally ended in -ĕr-ŭs (the Base ending in -er), and have lost the inflexion of the Nominative and Vocative Singular. The majority also drop e before r, except in the same cases.
Exx. pŭĕr, boy, base pŭĕr-; ăgĕr, field, base ăgr-
singular | plural | |
Nom. | pŭĕr | pŭĕrî |
Voc. | pŭĕr | pŭĕrî |
Acc. | pŭĕrŭm | pŭĕrôs |
Gen. | pŭĕrî | pŭĕrôrum |
Dat. | pŭĕrô | pŭĕrîs |
Abl. | pŭĕrô | pŭĕrîs |
singular | plural | |
Nom. | ăgĕr | ăgrî |
Voc. | ăgĕr | ăgrî |
Acc. | ăgrŭm | ăgrôs |
Gen. | ăgrî | ăgrôrum |
Dat. | ăgrô | ăgrîs |
Abl. | ăgrô | ăgrîs |
The following Nouns are declined like pŭĕr: socĕr, father-in-law, gĕnĕr, son-in-law, vespĕr, evening, ădultĕr, adulterer, Lîbĕr, Liber.
In Nouns the base of which ends in -î-, the Genitive Singular is usually contracted. The Vocative Singular Roman Proper names in -ĭŭs, and of fîlĭŭs son, is also contracted. Thus, nĕgôtî (for nĕgôtĭî) of-business, fîlî (for fîlĭĕ) my son!
For other irregularities see § 268–270.
In Nouns the base of which ends in -î-, the Genitive Singular is usually contracted. The Vocative Singular Roman Proper names in -ĭŭs, and of fîlĭŭs son, is also contracted. Thus, nĕgôtî (for nĕgôtĭî) of-business, fîlî (for fîlĭĕ) my son!
singular | plural | |
Nom. | fîlĭŭs | fîlĭî |
Voc. | fîlî | fîlĭî |
Acc. | fîlĭŭm | fîlĭôs |
Gen. | fîlî or fîlĭî | fîlĭôrum |
Dat. | fîlĭô | fîlĭîs |
Abl. | fîlĭô | fîlĭîs |
dĕŭs, god, and vĭr, man, are irregular.
singular | plural | singular | plural | |||||
Nom. | dĕŭs | dî (dĕî) | vĭr | vĭrî | ||||
Voc. | dĕŭs | dî (dĕî) | vĭr | vĭrî | ||||
Acc. | dĕŭm | dĕôs | vĭrum | vĭrôs | ||||
Gen. | dĕî | dĕôrum or dĕum | vĭrî | vĭrôrum or vĭrum | ||||
Dat. | dĕô | dĕîs | vĭrô | vĭrîs | ||||
Abl. | dĕô | dĕîs | vĭrô | vĭrîs |
For other irregularities see § 268–270.
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