Appendix:Latin fifth declension

DescriptionEdit

Latin words of the fifth declension are generally of feminine gender (exceptions are dies and meridies, as well as some Greek proper nouns), end in -ēs with a genitive in -ēī after -i- or in -ĕī after consonant, and have an invariable stem. The plural forms of most fifth declension nouns are uncommon.

ExamplesEdit

Case Singular Plural
Stem in
iēs
-ēs
nominative -ēs -ēs
genitive -ēī -eī -ērum
dative -ēī -eī -ēbus
accusative -em -ēs
ablative -ēbus
vocative -ēs -ēs
locative -ēbus

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