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Second Declension.
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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 |
