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I02 THE THIRD DECLENSION • CONSONANT STEMS

233. Stems that add -s to the base in the nominative singular are either masculine or feminine and are declined as follows:


 * 1. The base or stem is found by dropping -is in the genitive singular.


 * 2. Most nouns of two syllables, like prīnceps (prīncip-), mīles (mīlit-), iūdex (iūdic-), have i in the base, but e in the nominative.