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N with malus towards none - Genesis Nursery

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Third declension has -is in the genitive. The largest declension, all genders, nouns ending in -a, -e, -ī, -ō, -y, -<br />

c, -l, -n, -r, -s, -t, or -x.<br />

rex, regis king, of the king<br />

flumen, fluminis river, of the river<br />

mens, mentis mind, of the mind<br />

urbs, urbis city, of the city<br />

Forth declension had -ūs in the genitive. Predominately masculine, some feminine and neuter nouns; domus,<br />

domus is irregular.<br />

manus, manūs hand, of the hand<br />

portus, portūs port, of the port<br />

senatus, senatūs senate, of the senate<br />

genu, genūs knee, of the knee<br />

cornu, cornūs horn, of the horn<br />

Fifth declension has -ei in the ending. Small declension of mostly feminine nouns. Day, diēs, diēī, is usually<br />

feminine except on notable days when it is masculine.<br />

fidēs, fidēī faith, of the faith<br />

rēs, reī thing, matter, of the thing<br />

diēs, diēī day, of the day<br />

spēs, spēi hope, of hope<br />

speciēs, speciēī (specie) appearance<br />

Adjectives<br />

First and second declension adjectives have forms for masculine, feminine, and neuter; the masculine typically<br />

ends in -us or -er, the feminine -a, and neuter -um. These adjectives are commonly written as altus -a -um.<br />

altus, alta, altum high, long, tall<br />

miser, misera, miserum sad, poor, unhappy<br />

sacer, sacra, sacrum holy, sacred<br />

alter, altera, alterum the other (of two)<br />

nūllus, nūlla, nūllum no, (<strong>none</strong> of any)<br />

Third declension adjectives may have 1) a single form for all genders, 2) one form for masculine and feminine<br />

and a separate form for neuter, or 3) a separate form for all three genders. When listing third declension<br />

adjectives <strong>with</strong> single nominative form in vocabularies, a genitive is given for the purpose of inflection.<br />

Confused?<br />

atrōx, atrōcis, cruel, mean, terrible<br />

Third declension adjectives may also have -is for masculine and feminine, and -e for neuter.<br />

agilis, agile, nimble, swift.<br />

Such adjectives may be seen listed as agilis -e, or agilis -is -e. This manuscript uses the latter.<br />

Third declension adjectives <strong>with</strong> three separate nominative forms have masculine -er, feminine -ris, and neuter<br />

-re. Botanists have been known to misuse -ris as masculine.<br />

celer, celeris, celere swift, rapid, brash<br />

alacer, alacris, alacre lively, jovial, animated<br />

Positives, Comparatives, Superlatives<br />

Regular 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd declension <strong>with</strong> one or two endings<br />

-us -a -um -ior -ius -issimus -a -um<br />

-āx -ior -ius -issimus -a -um<br />

-is -is -e -ior -ius -issimus -a -um

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