New Latin Grammar by Charles E. Bennett
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2. The ending -Äs in the Nominative Plural; as, PhrygÄs, _Phrygians_.
3. The ending -Äs in the Accusative Plural; as, PhrygÄs, _Phrygians_. 4. Proper names in -Äs (Genitive -antis) have -Ä in the Vocative Singular; as, AtlÄs (Atlantis), Vocative AtlÄ, _Atlas_. 5. Neuters in -ma (Genitive -matis) have -Ä«s instead of -ibus in the Dative and Ablative Plural; as, poÄmatÄ«s, _poems_. 6. Orpheus, and other proper names ending in -eus, form the Vocative Singular in -eu (Orpheu, etc.). But in prose the other cases usually follow the second declension; as, OrpheÄ«, OrpheÅ, etc. 7. Proper names in -Äs, like PericlÄs, form the Genitive Singular sometimes in -is, sometimes in -Ä«, as, Periclis or PericlÄ«. 8. Feminine proper names in -Å have -Å«s in the Genitive, but -Å in the other oblique cases; as,-- _Nom._ DidÅ _Acc._ DidÅ _Gen._ DidÅ«s _Voc._ DidÅ _Dat._ DidÅ _Abl._ DidÅ 9. The regular Latin endings often occur in Greek nouns. * * * * * FOURTH DECLENSION. |
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