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§9 FIRST DECLENSION. 1560.—The first§ 9. FIRST DECLENSION.declension lias four terminationsof the nominative singular: two feminine, a, ejand two masculine, aa, es.Latin nouns end only in a ; the rest are Greek.TERMINATIONS.Singular.Plural.Nom. -a, Nom. -83,Gen. -83, Gen. -arum,Bat. -ae, Dat. -is,Ace. -am, Ace. -as,Voc. -a, Voc. -83,Abl. -a, Abl. -is.Penna, a feather,—later, a pen. Fern.Singular.Plural.N. peniiia, a pen, N. penn-ae, pens,G. penn-ag, of a pen, G. perm-arum, of pens,D. penn-83, to or for a pen, B. penn-is, to or for pens,Ac. perm-am, a pen, Ac. penn-as, pens,V. penn-a, pen, V. penn-as, pens,Ah penn-a,with a pen. Ab. penn-is,with pens.Via, a wa y. Fern.Singular.Plural.N. vi-a, a way, N. vi-aa, ways,G. vi-ae, of a way, G. vi-arum, of ways,D. vi-ae, to a way, D. vi-is, to ways,Ac. vi-am, a way, Ac. vi-as, ways,V. vi-a, way, V. vi-ae, ways,Ab . vi-a, with, &c, a way. Ab. vi-is, with, &c, ways.JSvte. The words declined as examples in this and the other declensions,are not divided into syllables, and the hyphen (-) is never to be regarded asa division of syllables* but only as separating the root from the termination ;as penn-a, agr-i, &c.In like manner decline :Ara, an altar ; Sella, a seat; Tuba, a trumpet ; Litera, a letter.Ala, a wing.Area, a chest.Casa, a cottage.Causn, a cause.ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES.Eaba, a bean.Hora, an hour.Men.-a, a table.Norma, a rule.Ripa,Turba,Unda,Virga,a bank.a crowd.a wave.a rod.