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The New Latin Primer
| Sing. | Plur. | |||
| M. F. | N. | M. F. | N. | |
| N.V. | prūdēns | prūdent-ēs | prūdent-ĭă | |
| A. | prūdent-em | prūdēns | prūdent-ēs | prūdent-ĭă |
| G. | prūdent-ĭs | prūdent-ĭum | ||
| D. | prūdent-ī | prūdent-ĭbŭs | ||
| Abl. | prūdent-ī (rarely prūdent-ĕ) | prūdent-ĭbŭs | ||
| Sing. | Plur. | |||
| M. F. | N. | M. F. | N. | |
| N.V. | dŭplex | dŭplĭc-ēs | dŭplĭc-ĭă | |
| A. | dŭplĭc-ĕm | dŭplex | dŭplĭc-ēs | dŭplĭc-ĭă |
| G. | dŭplĭc-ĭs | dŭplĭc-um | ||
| D. | dŭplĭc-ī | dŭplĭc-ĭbŭs | ||
| Abl. | dŭplĭc-ī (rarely dŭplĭc-ĕ) | dŭplĭc-ĭbŭs | ||
§ 32. The following list gives examples of the most important forms of Nom., Gen., and Abl. Sing. of Adjectives declined like prūdēns and dŭplex.
| Nom. | Gen. | Abl. | |
| audāx | audāc-ĭs | audāc-ī (or -ĕ) | bold |
| ătrōx | ătrōc-ĭs | ătrōc-ī (or -ĕ) | frightful |
| fēlīx | fēlīc-ĭs | fēlīc-ī (or -ĕ) | fortunate |
| ēlĕgāns | ēlĕgant-ĭs | ēlĕgant-ī | refined |
| tĕrĕs | tĕrĕt-ĭs | tĕrĕt-ī | rounded |
| dīvĕs | dīvĭt-ĭs | dīvĭt-ĕ | rich |
| vĭgĭl | vĭgĭl-ĭs | vĭgĭl-ī | wakeful |
| mĕmŏr | mĕmŏr-ĭs | mĕmŏr-ī | mindful |
| paupĕr | paupĕr-ĭs | paupĕr-ĕ | poor |
| ĭnops | ĭnŏp-ĭs | ĭnŏp-ī (or -ĕ) | poor |
| partĭceps | partĭcĭp-ĭs | partĭcĭp-ĕ | sharing |
This list shows the impossibility of giving any rule for -ī or -ĕ in Abl. Sing.
