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Third Declension.
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  arbŏr arbŏr-ĭs f. tree
  carcĕr carcĕr-ĭs m. gaol
  pătĕr pătr-ĭs m. father
  lăbŏr lăbōr-ĭs m. work
  sanguī̆s sanguĭn-ĭs m. blood
  lĕō lĕōn-ĭs m. lion
ōrdō ōrdĭn-ĭs m rank
ĭmāgō ĭmāgĭn-ĭs f. likeness
  caespĕs caespĭt-ĭs m. turf
aetās aetās-ĭs f. age
virtūs virtūt-ĭs f. virtue
  trabs trăb-ĭs f. plank
  iūdex iūdĭc-ĭs m. judge
  pāx pāc-ĭs f. peace
  fax făc-ĭs f. torch
  rādīx rādīc-ĭs f. root
  lēx lēg-ĭs f. law

Most Nouns in -ō form Gen. in -ōnĭs: but those in -, - have -ĭnĭs. So also hŏmō̆, hŏmĭn-ĭs (m. or f.) human being.

§ 23. Neuter Nouns. (1) Parisyllabic. sĕdīl-ĕ seat, Gen. sĕdīl-ĭs.

  Sing. Plur.
N.V.A. sĕdīl-ĕ sĕdīl-ĭă
G. sĕdīl-ĭs sĕdīl-ĭum
D. sĕdīl-ī sĕdīl-ĭbŭs
Abl. sĕdīl-ī sĕdīl-ĭbŭs

Like sĕdīlĕ are declined Neuter Nouns ending in -ăl, -ăr which were originally Parisyllabic and ended in -ālĕ, -ārĕ, ex.: ănĭmăl, Gen. ănĭmāl-ĭs living thing, animal.