The following are declined in a similar way : : cěler, cělěris, cělěrě, swift, only differs from the above in retaining e throughout its declension. The accusative plural is found in is more than es in these adjectives. 54. Adjectives ending in is, in which the Masculine and Feminine have the same endings, are declined like substantives of the I declension. brevis, short. This is an important class, of which the following are ex amples : genitive plural is regularly ium, but sometimes it is contracted into um. The accusative plural is found in is more frequently than ēs, and the nominative plural in is is not uncommon. DIVISION B (CHIEFLY CONSONANT-STEMS). 55. Nouns which increase in the genitive may be treated under two heads. 1. Masculine and Feminine nouns, as Lăpis, Lapidis, stone, and soror, sorōris, sister, which are declined thus: With a few exceptions, to which (I) is attached in the following list, all nouns of this class that have a genitive plural have it in um and not ium. The manuscripts often give is instead of es for the termination of the accusative plural, though not so frequently as in the case of I-nouns. 56. The list of nouns which follows is arranged according to the terminations of the genitive singular: first, nouns whose genitive ends in bis; next, those whose genitive ends in cis, and so on; or, omitting the I-nouns, it may be regarded as a list of nouns of the third declension, masculine or feminine, whose stem ends in a consonant, b, c, d, and so on. When the nominative is printed with a capital letter and the genitive with a small letter, as Dux, ducis, it signifies that the noun is generally masculine, but sometimes feminine; when the nominative has a small letter and the genitive a capital, it signifies that the noun is generally feminine, but sometimes masculine, as calx, Calcis. Cardo, Cardinis, hinge. cupido, Cupidinis, desire. dulcedo, dulcedinis, sweetness. formido, formidinis, fear. grando, grandinis, hail. hìrūdo, hirudinis, leech. hĭrundo, hirundinis, swallow. Homo, hominis, human being. Imago, imaginis, image. -lubīdo, lubidinis, longing. Margo, marginis, border. Ordo, Ordinis, order. Ŏrīgo, originis, source. testudo, testudinis, tortoise. Turbo, Turbinis, whirlwind. virgo, virginis, virgin. Cornicěn, Cornicinis, hornblower. Fidicen, Fidicinis, harper. Flāměn, Flaminis, priest. Pectěn, Pectinis, comb. Tībīcěn, Tibicĭnis, flute-player. Tăbicěn, Tubicinis, trumpeter. Sanguis, Sanguinis, blood. Ăquilo, Aquilōnis, north-wind. Ligo, Ligōnis, hoe. Mucro, Mucrōnis, edge of sword. Pāvo, Pavōnis, peacock. actio, actionis, action. condicio, condiciōnis, condition. deditio, deditionis, surrender. emptio, emptionis, purchase. legio, legiōnis, legion. natio, nationis, nation. ōrātio, oratiōnis, speech. regio, regiōnis, district. seditio, seditionis, insurrection. Papilio, Papiliōnis, butterfly. And some names of men, as (I) caro, carnis, flesh. P stems. Ădeps, adipis, fat. Auceps, Aucăpis, fowler. forceps, forcipis, tongs. Princeps, Principis, chief. (I) Stirps, stirpis, source, trunk. R stems. Flos, Floris, flower. Für, Fūris, thief. (I) Glis, Gliris, dormouse. Lār, Lăris, house-god. (I) Mās, Măris, male. Mōs, Mōris, custom. Agger, Aggeris, mound. Cinis, cinĕris, ashes. Pulvis, pulveris, dust. arbor, arboris, tree. Lěpus, Leporis, hare. Amor, Amōris, love. Ardor, Ardōris, burning heat. Labor, Labōris, toil. Splendor, Splendōris, brilliance. Ūmor, Umōris, moisture. Augur, Augăris, augur. Furfur, Furfuris, bran. Turtur, Turturis, turtle-dove. Vultur, Vulturis, vulture. tellus, telluris, Earth. S stems. Ās, Assis, a Roman weight. T stems. (I) ars, artis, art. cos, cōtis, whetstone. (I) dōs, dōtis, dowry. (I) Dens, Dentis, tooth. (I) Fons, Fontis, fountain. (I) frons, frontis, forehead. (I) gens, gentis, race. (I) lis, lītis, strife. mens, mentis, intellect. (I) Mons, Montis, mountain. mors, mortis, death. (I) nox, noctis, night. (I) pars, partis, part. (I) Pons, Pontis, bridge. puls, pultis, porridge. sors, sortis, lot. (I) còhors, cohortis, cohort. ǎnǎs, ănătis, duck. aestās, aestātis, summer. (I) aetas, aetatis, age. (I) cīvĭtās, civitatis, state. ĕgestas, egestātis, want. făcultas, facultatis, opportunity. libertās, libertatis, freedom. mājestās, majestātis, dignity. paupertās, paupertatis, poverty. piětās, pietātis, dutiful affection. potestās, potestātis, authority. |