| Examples Stems | cōnsul, consul, cōnsul-, M. | leō, lion, leōn-, M. | imāgō, likeness, imāgin-, F. | nōmen, name, nōmin-, Ne. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||||
| Nom. | cōnsul | leō | imāgō | nōmen |
| Gen. | cōnsulis | leōnis | imāginis | nōminis |
| Dat. | cōnsulī | leōnī | imāginī | nōminī |
| Acc. | cōnsulem | leōnem | imāginem | nōmen |
| Abl. | cōnsule | leōne | imāgine | nōmine |
| Plural | ||||
| Nom. | cōnsulēs | leōnēs | imāginēs | nōmina |
| Gen. | cōnsulum | leōnum | imāginum | nōminum |
| Dat. | cōnsulibus | leōnibus | imāginibus | nōminibus |
| Acc. | cōnsulēs | leōnēs | imāginēs | nōmina |
| Abl. | cōnsulibus | leōnibus | imāginibus | nōminibus |
[482]. Examples of stems in -l-, with nominative -l, genitive -lis, are:
| -āl, -alis | sāl, M., salt, sometimes Ne. in the singular; no G. Pl. ([430]). |
| -el, -ellis | fel ([171], [1]), Ne., gall; mel, Ne., honey; plural only fella, mella. |
| -il, -ilis | mūgil, M., mullet; pūgil, M., boxer; vigil, M., watchman. |
| -ōl, -ōlis | sōl, M., sun, no G. Pl. ([430]). |
| -ul, -ulis | cōnsul, consul; praesul, head dancer; exsul, exile. |
[483]. (a.) Examples of stems in -n-, with nominative -en, genitive -inis, are:
flāmen, M., priest; pecten, M., comb; tībīcen, M., piper; tubicen, M., trumpeter; sanguen, Ne., blood. Many neuters in -men ([224]): as, certāmen, contest.
[484]. (b.) Examples of stems in -n-, with nominative -ō, genitive -ōnis, are:
Many masculine concretes: as, pugiō, dagger; words of the agent ([211]): as, praedō, robber; and family names: as, Cicerō. Feminine abstracts in -iō ([227]), and many in -tiō or -siō ([228]): as, opīniō, notion; cōgitātiō, thought.
[485]. (c.) Examples of stems in -n-, with nominative -ō, genitive -inis, are:
Masculines: Apollō; cardō, hinge; ōrdō, rank; turbō, whirlwind. homo, M., F., human being; nēmō, nobody; for G. and Ab., nūllī̆us and nūllō are generally used; margō, M., F., brink. Feminines: grandō, hail; harundō, reed; hirundō, swallow; hirūdō, leech; testūdō, tortoise; virgō, maiden. Many in -dō, -dinis ([225]), -gō, -ginis ([226]), and -tūdō, -tūdinis ([264]): as, cupīdō, also M., desire; imāgō, likeness; sōlitūdō, loneliness.
[486]. sanguī̆s, M., blood, stem sanguin-, takes -s in the nominative ([171, 4]). canis, M., F., dog, stem can-, and īuvenis, M., F., young person, stem iuven-, have the nominative formed like that of -i- stems. For senex, old man, see [500].