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Second Declension.

§ 20. The Nom. Sing, ends in -ŭs, -ĕr, or -um.

Gender.—Nouns in -ŭs and -ĕr generally Masculine, in -um Neuter.

Exx. dŏminus owner, master, base dŏmĭn-; bell-um war, base bell-.

  Sing. Plur.
N. dŏmĭn-ŭs dŏmĭn-ī
V. dŏmĭn-ĕ dŏmĭn-ī
A. dŏmĭn-um dŏmĭn-ōs
G. dŏmĭn-ī dŏmĭn-ōrum
D. dŏmĭn-ō dŏmĭn-īs
Abl. dŏmĭn-ō dŏmĭn-īs
  Sing. Plur.
N.V.A. bell-um bell-ă
G. bell-ī bell-ōrum
D. bell-ō bell-īs
Abl. bell-ō bell-īs.

The Locative, when used, ends in -ī as Cŏrinthī at Corinth.

Nouns in -ĕr.—These originally ended in -ĕr-ŭs (the Base ending in -ĕr), and have lost the inflexion of the Nom. and Voc. Singular. The majority also drop e before r, except in the same cases.

Exx. pŭĕr boy; ăgĕr field.

  Sing. Plur.
N.V. pŭĕr pŭĕr-ī
A. pŭĕr-um pŭĕr-ōs
G. pŭĕr-ī pŭĕr-ōrum
D. pŭĕr-ō pŭĕr-īs
Abl. pŭĕr-ō pŭĕr-īs