Keep in mind the following variations on third-declension endings. The "Changes" signify the number of forms different from the regular forms of third-declension nouns, which are given in the first block of endings.
1. Regular Third-Declension NOUNS |
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| M/F | regular | -- , -is, -î, -em, -e, -ês, -um, -ibus, -ês, -ibus |
| N | regular | -- , -is, -î, --, -e, -a, -um, -ibus, -a, -ibus |
2. I-STEM Third-Declension NOUNS |
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| M/F | ONE Change | -ium genitive plural |
| N | FOUR Changes | -î ablative singular -ia nominative plural -ia accusative plural -ium genitive plural |
3. Regular Third-Declension ADJECTIVES |
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| M/F | TWO Changes | -î ablative singular -ium genitive plural |
| N | FOUR Changes | -î ablative singular -ia nominative plural -ia accusative plural -ium genitive plural |
4. Present PARTICIPLES(Cf. #3 except for abl. sg. ambiguity) |
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| M/F | ONE or TWO Changes | -î or -e ablative singular -ium genitive plural |
| N | THREE or FOUR Changes | -î or -e ablative singular -ia nominative plural -ia accusative plural -ium genitive plural |
5. Third-Declension COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES |
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| M/F | regular | As in Number 1 |
| N | regular | As in Number 1 |
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