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 | -ē | -ēbus | |
vocative | -ēs | -ēs | |
locative | -ē | -ēbus |
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