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The New Latin Primer.
| Sing. | Plur. | |
| N.V.A. | ănĭmăl | ănĭmāl-ĭă |
| G. | ănĭmāl-ĭs | ănĭmāl-īum |
| D. | ănĭmāl-ī | ănĭmāl-ĭbŭs |
| Abl. | ănĭmāl-ī | ănĭmāl-ĭbŭs |
(2) Imparisyllabic. gĕnŭs, Gen. gĕnĕr-ĭs race.
| Sing. | Plur. | |
| N.V.A. | gĕnŭs | gĕnĕr-ă |
| G. | gĕnĕr-ĭs | gĕnĕr-um |
| D. | gĕnĕr-ī | gĕnĕr-ĭbŭs |
| Abl. | gĕnĕr-ĕ | gĕnĕr-ĭbŭs |
§ 24. The following list exhibits the most important forms of the Nom. and Gen. Sing. of Neuter Nouns.
| Nom. | Gen. | |
| sĕdīlĕ | sĕdīl-ĭs | seat |
| ănĭmăl | ănĭmāl-ĭs | animal |
| calcăr | calcār-is | spur |
| nōmĕn | nōmĭn-ĭs | name |
| fulgŭr | fulgŭr-ĭs | lightning |
| gĕnŭs | gĕnĕr-ĭs | kind |
| corpŭs | corpŏr-is | body |
Fourth Declension.
§ 25. The Nom. Sing. ends in -ŭs or -ū.
Gender.—Nouns in -ŭs are generally Masculine, with a few Feminine; those in -ū always Neuter.
Exx. portŭs (m.) harbour, base port-; vĕrū (n.) spit, base ver-.
