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Rh THE THIRD DECLENSION. The third declension includes all those adjectives which end in . This termination has the same signification as the English affix like in warlike, or ly in manly, princely, &c.

In both numbers the two genders are alike. All the cases in the singular are the same, except the genitive, which is formed by adding. This is always accompanied by syncope. All the cases of the plural (except the genitive) are the same as the gen. sing. There are no exceptions or irregularities in this declension.

FOURTH DECLENSION. All adjectives ending in a vowel belong to the fourth declension, as, long; , golden. They have no inflexions whatever, all the cases, singular and plural, being exactly alike.