THE FIFIH OR ^-DECLENSION 12I
271.
Daed'alus and Ic'arus
Crēta est Insula antīqua quae aqua altā magnī maris pulsātur. Ibi ōlim Minōs erat rēx. Ad cum vēnit Daedalus quī ex Graeciā patriā fugiēbat. Eum Minōs rēx benignīs verbīs accēpit et eī domicilium in Crētā dedit. Quō[1] in locō Daedalus sine cūrā vivēbat et rēgī multa et clarā opera faciēbat. Post tempus longum autem Daedalus patriam cāram dēsiderāre incēpit Domum properāre studēbat, sed rēgī persuādēre nōn potuit et mare saevum fugam vetābat.
LESSON XLVIII
THE FIFTH OR Ē-DECLENSION • THE ABLATIVE OF TIME
272. Gender. Nouns of the fifth declension are feminine except diēs, day, and merīdiēs, midday which are usually masculine.
272.
PARADIGMS
| diēs, m., day | rēs, f. thing | ||
| Stems | diē- | rē- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bases | di- | r- | |
| Singular | TERMINATIONS | ||
| Nom. | diēs | rēs | -ēs |
| Gen. | diēī | reī | -ē̆ī |
| Dat. | diēī | reī | -ē̆ī |
| Acc. | diem | rem | -em |
| Abl. | diē | rē | -ē |
| Plural | |||
| Nom. | diēs | rēs | -ēs |
| Gen. | diērum | rērum | -ērum |
| Dat. | diēbus | rēbus | -ēbus |
| Acc. | diēs | rēs | -ēs |
| Abl. | diēbus | rēbus | -ēbus |
- ↑ And in this place ; quō does not here introduce a subordinate relative clause, but establishes the connection with the preceding sentence. Such a relative is called a connecting relative, and is translated by and and a demonstrative or personal pronoun.
