I02 THE THIRD DECLENSION • CONSONANT STEMS
CLASS I
233. Stems that add -s to the base in the nominative singular are either masculine or feminine and are declined as follows:
| prīnceps, m., chief | mīles, m., soldier | lapis, m., stone | ||
| Bases or Stems |
prīncip- | mīlit- | lapid- | |
| Singular | TERMINATIONS M. AND F. |
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| Nom. | prīnceps | mīles | lapis | -s |
| Gen. | prīn´cipis | mīlitis | lapidis | -is |
| Dat. | prīn´cipī | mīlitī | lapidī | -ī |
| Acc. | prīn´cipem | mīlitem | lapidem | -em |
| Abl. | prīn´cipe | mīlite | lapide | -e |
| Plural | ||||
| Nom. | prīn´cipēs | mīlitēs | lapidēs | -ēs |
| Gen. | prīn´cipum | mīlitum | lapidum | -um |
| Dat. | prīnci´pibus | mīlitibus | lapidibus | -ibus |
| Acc. | prīn´cipēs | mīlitēs | lapidēs | -ēs |
| Abl. | prīnci´pibus | mīlitibus | lapidibus | -ibus |
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| rēx, m., king | iūdex, m., judge | virtūs, f., manliness | ||
| Bases or Stems |
rēg- | iūdic- | virtūt- | |
| Singular | TERMINATIONS M. AND F. |
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| Nom. | rēx | iūdex | virtūs | -s |
| Gen. | rēgis | iūdicis | virtū´tis | -is |
| Dat. | rēgī | iūdicī | virtū´tī | -ī |
| Acc. | rēgem | iūdicem | virtū´tem | -em |
| Abl. | rēge | iūdice | virtū´te | -e |
| Plural | ||||
| Nom. | rēgēs | iūdicēs | virtū´tēs | -ēs |
| Gen. | rēgum | iūdicum | virtū´tum | -um |
| Dat. | rēgibus | iūdicibus | virtū´tibus | -ibus |
| Acc. | rēgēs | iūdicēs | virtū´tēs | -ēs |
| Abl. | rēgibus | iūdicibus | virtū´tibus | -ibus |
- 1. The base or stem is found by dropping -is in the genitive singular.
- 2. Most nouns of two syllables, like prīnceps (prīncip-), mīles (mīlit-), iūdex (iūdic-), have i in the base, but e in the nominative.
