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§ 15 THIRD DECLENSION. SIABLATIVE SINGULAR.5. Nouns in is, which, have im in the accusative,have i in the ablative ;as, sitis, sitim, siti.But cannabis, Bcctis, sinapis, and Tigris, have e or i.6. Nouns in &9which have em or im in theaccusative, have e or i in the Ablative ;as, cldvn;clave or cldvi.NoU 3. But cutis, and restu, have 6 only ; securis, sementis, and strigilis.seldom have e.7. The following nouns, which have em in the acccusative,have e or i in the ablative ; viz :Ainnis, m., a river. Occiput, n., the hind-head.Anguis, m. and f., a snake. Orbis, nx, a circle.Avis, f., a bird. Pars, £, a, part.Civis, c, a citizen.Postis, m., a door post.Classis, f., a fleet. Pugil, c, a pugilist.Finis, m. and f., an end. Rus, n., the country.Fustis, nx, a staff. Sors, f., a lot.Ignis, m., afire.Imber, m., a shower.Mugil, m., a mullet.Supellex, f., furniture.Unguis, m., a nail.Vectis, m., a lever.Note 4. Finis, mugil, occiput, picgil, rus, supellex, and vectis, have e or iindifferently ;the others much more frequently have e.Obs. 2. Names of towns, when they denote the place in orat which any thing is done, take e or i ; as, Carthagine, orCarthagini.Obs. 3. Canalis, m. or f, a water pipe, has canali only.Likewise names of months in is or er; as, Aprllis, September,Apjrlli, Septembri ; and those nouns in is which were originallyadjectives ;as, cedllis, affinis, bipennis, familiar is, na talis,rivalis, sodalis, volucris, &c. This class of nouns also admitse in the ablative : Budis, f., a rod, and juvenis, c, a youth, havee only.8. The following neuter nouns in al and ar have e in theablative ; viz :Baccar, ladfs glove. Jubar, a sunbeam. Par, a pair.Far, corn. Nectar, nectar. Sal, salt.Obs. 4. Mare, the sea, has the ablative in e or i.