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46 IRREGULAR NOUNS. § 18Obs. 8. Acm and transtra, are also found in the singular.Some of the others, as cestlva, brevia, hyberna, statlva, &c, areproperly adjectives ; and agree with the substantives which arenecessary to complete their meaning.III.Redundant Nouns.23. Some nouns are redundant in termination, gender, oiform of declension : as, arbor, or arbos* a tree; vulgus, therabble, masculine or neuter; menda, mendce, or mendum, mendi,a fault.The most numerous class of redundant nouns, is composedof those which express the same meaning by different terminations;as,ifither, -eris, do sethra, -se, the air. Gelu, do -urn, frost.Alvear, do -e, do -ium, a bee-hive. Gibbus, do -a ; do -er, -eris, or -eri, aAmaracus, do -urn, sweet marjoram.Anclle, do -ium, an oval shield.bunch, a swelling.Glutinum, do -en, glue.Angiportus, -us, do -i, do -urn, a narrow Grus, -uis, do -uis, -uis, a crane.lane. Laurus, i, do -us, a laurel tree.Aphractus, & -um, an open ship. Maceria, do -ies, -iei, a wall.Aplustre, do -um, thejlag, colors. Materia, -se, do -ies, -iei, matter.Aj^bor, do -os, a tree. Menda, -se, do -um, -i, a fault.Bacillus, do -um, a staff.Ralteus, do -um, a belt.Milliare, & -ium, a mile.Momtum, & -us, -us, an admonition.Batillus,