[*] 62.
Nouns of this class are declined as follows:—
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SINGULAR |
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CASE-ENDINGS |
NOM. |
cōnsul
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leō
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virgō
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pater
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GEN. |
cōnsulis
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leōnis
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virginis
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patris
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-is
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DAT. |
cōnsulī
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leōnī
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virginī
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patrī
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-ī
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ACC. |
cōnsulem
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leōnem
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virginem
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patrem
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-em
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ABL. |
cōnsule
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leōne
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virgine
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patre
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-e
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PLURAL |
NOM. |
cōnsulēs
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leōnēs
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virginēs
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patrēs
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-ēs
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GEN. |
cōnsulum
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leōnum
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virginum
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patrum
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-um
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DAT. |
cōnsulibus
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leōnibus
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virginibus
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patribus
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-ibus
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ACC. |
cōnsulēs
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leōnēs
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virginēs
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patrēs
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-ēs
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ABL. |
cōnsulibus
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leōnibus
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virginibus
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patribus
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-ibus
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[*] Note 1.--Stems in
ll-, rr- (N.) lose one of their liquids in the nominative:
as, far, farris;
mel,
mellis
.
[*] Note 2.--A few masculine
and feminine stems have a nominative in -s as well as in -r: as,
honōs
or honor, arbōs
or arbor.
[*] Note 3.--
Canis, dog, and
iuvenis, youth,
have -is in the nominative.