NAVIGIUM
[ LESSON XL]
THE THIRD DECLENSION · CONSONANT STEMS (Continued)
CLASS II
[235.] Consonant stems that add no termination in the nominative are declined in the other cases exactly like those that add -s. They may be masculine, feminine, or neuter.
[236.] PARADIGMS
| Masculines and Feminines | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cōnsul, m., consul | legiō, f., legion | ōrdō, m., row | pater, m., father | ||
| Bases or Stems | cōnsul- | legiōn- | ōrdin- | patr- | |
| Singular | TERMINATIONS M. AND F. | ||||
| Nom. | cōnsul | legiō | ōrdō | pater | — |
| Gen. | cōnsulis | legiōnis | ōrdinis | patris | -is |
| Dat. | cōnsulī | legiōnī | ōrdinī | patrī | -ī |
| Acc. | cōnsulem | legiōnem | ōrdinem | patrem | -em |
| Abl. | cōnsule | legiōne | ōrdine | patre | -e |
| Plural | |||||
| Nom. | cōnsulēs | legiōnēs | ōrdinēs | patrēs | -ēs |
| Gen. | cōnsulum | legiōnum | ōrdinum | patrum | -um |
| Dat. | cōnsulibus | legiōnibus | ōrdinibus | patribus | -ibus |
| Acc. | cōnsulēs | legiōnēs | ōrdinēs | patrēs | -ēs |
| Abl. | cōnsulibus | legiōnibus | ōrdinibus | patribus | -ibus |
1. With the exception of the nominative, the terminations are exactly the same as in Class I, and the base or stem is found in the same way.
2. Masculines and feminines with bases or stems in -in- and -ōn- drop -n- and end in -ō in the nominative, as legiō (base or stem legiōn-), ōrdō (base or stem ōrdin-).
3. Bases or stems in -tr- have -ter in the nominative, as pater (base or stem patr-).