c. Masculines in -er AND -ir
[463.] THIRD DECLENSION.
| CLASSIFICATION | I. Consonant Stems | 1. Stems that add -s to the base to form the nominative singular:masculines and feminines only. 2. Stems that add no termination in the nominitive singular: a.masculines and feminines; b. neuters. |
| II. I-Stems. | Masculines, feminines, and neuters. |
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[464.] I. CONSONANT STEMS
1. Nouns that add -s to the base to form the nominative singular: masculines and feminines only
| prīnceps, m., chief | mīles, m., soldier | lapis, m., stone | ||
| Bases or Stems | prīncip- | mīlit- | lapid- | |
| Singular | TERMINATIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | prīnceps | mīles | lapis | -s |
| Gen. | prīn´cipis | mīlitis | lapidis | -is |
| Dat. | prīn´cipī | mīlitī | lapidī | -ī |
| Acc. | prīn´cipem | mīlitem | lapidem | -em |
| Abl. | prīn´cipe | mīlite | lapide | -e |
| Plural | ||||
| Nom. | prīn´cipēs | mīlitēs | lapidēs | -ēs |
| Gen. | prīn´cipum | mīlitum | lapidum | -um |
| Dat. | prīnci´pibus | mīlitibus | lapidibus | -ibus |
| Acc. | prīn´cipēs | mīlitēs | lapidēs | -ēs |
| Abl. | prīnci´pibus | mīlitibus | lapidibus | -ibus |
| | ||||
| rēx, m., king | iūdex, m., judge | virtūs, f., manliness | ||
| Bases or Stems | rēg- | iūdic- | virtūt- | |
| Nom. | rēx | iūdex | virtūs | -s |
| Gen. | rēgis | iūdicis | virtū´tis | -is |
| Dat. | rēgī | iūdicī | virtū´tī | -ī |
| Acc. | rēgem | iūdicem | virtū´tem | -em |
| Abl. | rēge | iūdice | virtū´te | -e |
| Plural | ||||
| Nom. | rēgēs | iūdicēs | virtū´tēs | -ēs |
| Gen. | rēgum | iūdicum | virtū´tum | -um |
| Dat. | rēgibus | iūdicibus | virtū´tibus | -ibus |
| Acc. | rēgēs | iūdicēs | virtū´tēs | -ēs |
| Abl. | rēgibus | iūdicibus | virtū´tibus | -ibus |
Note. For consonant changes in the nominative singular, cf. [§ 233. 3].
2. Nouns that have no termination in the nominative singular
a. Masculines and Feminines