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—12 ACCIDENTS OF THE NOUN. § 7nation and construction ; as, Acroama, a jester ;Auxilia, auxiliarytroops ; mancipium., or servilium, a slave.5. Some nouns distinguish the masculine and feminine by adifference of termination ; as, Victor, victrix ; ultor, ultrix ;coquus, coqua. Some names of animals distinguish the twosexes by different forms ; as, Agnus, agna ; cervus, cerva ;columbus, columba ; gallus, galllna, &c. In some cases, thewords are altogether different ; as, taurus, a bull ; vacca, acow. But, in general, the male and the female are expressedby the same term ;passer, sparrow ; corvus, a raven ;fells, acat ; vulpes, a fox ; cdnis, a dog ; homo, a man.3. NUMBER.46. Number is that property of a noun bywhich it expresses one, or more than one.47.—Latin nouns have two numbers, the Singularand the Plural. The Singular denotesone; the Plural, more than one.48.—Some nouns in the plural form, denote only one ; as,A thence, Athens ; others signify one or more ; as, nuptice, amarriage or marriages.4. CASE.Case is the state or condition of a noun49.with respect to the other words in a sentence.50.—Latin nouns have six cases, the Nominative,Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Vocative, and Ablative.1. The Nominative case, for the most part, denotes the nameof an object simply, or as that of which something is affirmed.2. The Genitive connects with the name of an object, theidea of origin, possession, or fitness..3. The Dative represents the thing named, as that to whichsumething is added, or to, or for which something is said ordono. I4. The Accusative represents the thing named, as affectedor acted upon by something else, and also, as the object towhich something tends or relates.