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... all declensions . 3. Neuter nouns occur only in the 2d , 3d , and 4th declensions . They have three cases alike the nom . , acc . and voc . , and these cases in the plural end always in a . a rose , regnum , of a rose , to SUBSTANTIVES.
... all declensions . 3. Neuter nouns occur only in the 2d , 3d , and 4th declensions . They have three cases alike the nom . , acc . and voc . , and these cases in the plural end always in a . a rose , regnum , of a rose , to SUBSTANTIVES.
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... ( neuter . ) acervus , a heap . aculeus , a sting . agnus , a lamb . amicus , a friend . angulus , a corner . animus , the mind . annulus , a ring . annus , a year . asinus , an ass . autumnus , the autumn . avus , a grandfather . campus ...
... ( neuter . ) acervus , a heap . aculeus , a sting . agnus , a lamb . amicus , a friend . angulus , a corner . animus , the mind . annulus , a ring . annus , a year . asinus , an ass . autumnus , the autumn . avus , a grandfather . campus ...
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... NEUTER . 2. The names of rivers in a , as Allia , Garumna , Matrona , Sequăna , etc. , are by modern writers commonly used FEM .; the ancients , in most cases , used them as MASC . -Styx and Lethe are FEM . • 3. The names of months are ...
... NEUTER . 2. The names of rivers in a , as Allia , Garumna , Matrona , Sequăna , etc. , are by modern writers commonly used FEM .; the ancients , in most cases , used them as MASC . -Styx and Lethe are FEM . • 3. The names of months are ...
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... NEUTER ; as , Latium , Bactra .-- Among the names of islands , the Egyptian Delta and a few in um are NEUTER . 2. The names of cities in i , orum ; as , Delphi , Veii , etc. , together with Tunes , -ētis , Hippo , Narbo , Frusino , and ...
... NEUTER ; as , Latium , Bactra .-- Among the names of islands , the Egyptian Delta and a few in um are NEUTER . 2. The names of cities in i , orum ; as , Delphi , Veii , etc. , together with Tunes , -ētis , Hippo , Narbo , Frusino , and ...
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... NEUTER : pelagus , the sea ; virus , poison ; and vulgus , the crowd . The latter is sometimes masculine , as hic vulgus . + THIRD DECLENSION . MASCULINE are the words ending in o , or , os , er , and es increasing ; as , leo magnanimus ...
... NEUTER : pelagus , the sea ; virus , poison ; and vulgus , the crowd . The latter is sometimes masculine , as hic vulgus . + THIRD DECLENSION . MASCULINE are the words ending in o , or , os , er , and es increasing ; as , leo magnanimus ...
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ablative accusative action active adjectives advised answer become Cæsar called case cases Cicero common commonly compounds conjugation construction construed dative declension declined denote Deus ending English eris especially express expressed final first followed following form former forms found frequently Future gender generally genitive Gerund Greek words hæc Hannibal have Imperative Imperfect Indic Indicative Infinitive inis know Latin latter long loved make masculine means metre mihi names neuter nihil nominative NOTE 1.-The noun number occurs omnibus Partic Participle in dus passive Perf Perfect person place plur plural præter prepositions Present pronoun quæ question quum rarely reipublicæ relative rendered same second sense sentences short simple sine sing Socrates sometimes stands Subj Subjunctive substantives Supine supplied syllable take takes tense they thing think third thou three tibi time used verb verbs Virg vowel vulpes wish word words
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