neuter, neither
[619]. Of the above words, those with the nominative in -us are declined like ūnus ([638]). But alius has N. and Ac. Ne. aliud ([659]); for the G., alterī̆us is mostly used, except in the combination alīus modī, of another sort; the N. M. is rarely alis, Ne. alid, D. rarely alī. alter is declined like līber ([616]), except in the genitive singular alterī̆us ([127, 6]) and dative alterī. For uter and its derivatives, see [693].
[620]. The ordinary genitive and dative of -o- and -ā- stems, from some of the above words, is sometimes found: G. and D. aliae, sōlae, alterae, D. aliō, alterae, &c.
[CONSONANT STEMS.]
OF TWO ENDINGS.
[621]. The only consonant stems of two endings are comparatives ([346]); they are declined as follows:
| Example Stems | M. and F. trīstior, Ne. trīstius,sadder, trīstiōr-, trīstius-. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular. | Plural. | |||
| Masc. and Fem. | Neut. | Masc. and Fem. | Neut. | |
| Nom. | trīstior | trīstius | trīstiōrēs | trīstiōra |
| Gen. | trīstiōris | trīstiōris | trīstiōrum | trīstiōrum |
| Dat. | trīstiōrī | trīstiōrī | trīstiōribus | trīstiōribus |
| Acc. | trīstiōrem | trīstius | trīstiōres | trīstiōra |
| Abl. | trīstiōre | trīstiōre | trīstiōribus | trīstiōribus |
[622]. The ablative rarely has -ī for -e: as, meliōrī ([503]); the accusative plural masculine and feminine rarely have -īs: as, meliōrīs ([505]).
[623]. plūs, more, has in the singular only Ne. N. and Ac. plūs, G. plūris, and Ab. plūre. Plural: N. M. and F. plūrēs, Ne. plūra, G. plūrium, D. and Ab. plūribus, Ac. M. and F. plūrēs or plūrīs, Ne. plūra. complūrēs, a good many, plural only, has N. M. and F. complūrēs, Ne. N. and Ac. complūria or complūra, G. complūrium, D. and Ab. complūribus, Ac. M. and F. complūrēs or complūrīs.
OF ONE ENDING.