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Fifth Declension.
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  Sing. Plur.
N.V. port-ŭs port-ūs
A. port-um port-ūs
G. port-ūs port-ŭum
D. port-ŭī port-ĭbŭs or port-ŭbŭs
Abl. port-ū port-ĭbus or port-ŭbŭs
  Sing. Plur.
N.V.A. vĕr-ū vĕr-ŭă
G. vĕr-ūs vĕr-ŭum
D. vĕr-ŭī vēr-ĭbŭs or vĕr-ŭbŭs
Abl. vĕr-ū vĕr-ĭbŭs or vĕr-ŭbŭs

The Dat. Sing. sometimes has -ū for ŭī, as port-ū.

Most Nouns have only -ĭbŭs in Dat. and Abl. Plur. For those which have -ŭbŭs, see § 277.

Dŏmŭs (f.) house, base dŏm-, has in some cases inflexions of the Second Declension. The following are the prevalent forms:—

  Sing. Plur.
N.V. dŏm-ŭs dŏm-ūs
A. dŏm-um dŏm-ōs
G. dŏm-ŭī dŏm-ōrum
D. dŏm-ŭī dŏm-ĭbŭs
Abl. dŏm-ō dŏm-ĭbŭs

The Loc. Sing. is dŏm-ī at home.

Fifth Declension.

§ 26. The Nom. Sing. ends in -ēs.

Gender.—Feminine, except dĭēs, m. or f.

Ex. dĭēs day, base -.