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SECOND DECLENSION 227
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SECOND DECLENSION. O-STEMS
- a. Masculines in -us
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dominus, master Stem domino- Base domin- |
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| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERMINATIONS | TERMINATIONS | |||
| Nom. | dominus | -us | dominī | -ī |
| Gen. | dominī | -ī | dominōrum | -ōrum |
| Dat. | dominō | -ō | dominīs | -īs |
| Acc. | dominum | -um | dominōs | -ōs |
| Abl. | dominō | -ō | dominīs | -īs |
1. Nouns in -us of the second declension have the termination -e´ in the vocative singular, as domine.
2. Proper names in -ius, and filius, end in -ī in the vocative singular, and the accent rests on the penult, as Vergi´lī, fīlī.
- b. Neuters in -um
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pīlum, spear Stem pīlo- Base pīl- |
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| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERMINATIONS | TERMINATIONS | |||
| Nom. | pīlum | -um | pīla | -a |
| Gen. | pīlī | -ī | pīlōrum | -ōrum |
| Dat. | pīlō | -ō | pīlīs | -īs |
| Acc. | pīlum | -um | pīla | -a |
| Abl. | pīlō | -ō | pīlīs | -īs |
1. Masculines in -ius and neuters in -ium end in -ī in the genitive singular, not in -iī, and the accent rests on the penult.
- c. Masculines in -er
AND -ir
| puer, boy | ager, field | vir, man | ||
| Stems | puero- | agro- | viro- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bases | puer- | agr- | vir- | |
| Singular | TERMINATIONS | |||
| Nom. | puer | ager | vir | — |
| Gen. | puerī | agrī | virī | -ī |
| Dat. | puerō | agrō | virō | -ō |
| Acc. | puerum | agrum | virum | -um |
| Abl. | puerō | agrō | virō | -ō |
