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THE THIRD DECLENSION • /-STEMS


 * 1) avis, cīvis, fīnis, ignis, nāvis have the ablative singular in -ī or -e.
 * 2) turris has accusative turrim and ablative turrī or turre.

244. Neuter I-Stems. Neuter i-stems are declined as follows:


 * 1) Review § 74 and see how it applies to this declension.
 * 2) The final -i- of the stem is usually dropped in the nominative. If not dropped, it is changed to -e.
 * 3) A long vowel is shortened before final -l or -r. (Cf. § 1 2.)

245.

First learn the special vocabulary, p. 292.

I.
 * 1) Quam urbem vidēmus? Urbs quam vidētis est Rōma.
 * 2) Cīvēs Rōmānī urbem suam turribus altīs et mūrīs longīs mūnīverant.
 * 3) Ventī nāvīs longās prohibēbant fīnibus hostium adpropinquāre.
 * 4) Imperātor a clientibus suīs calcāria aurī et alia īnsignia accēpit.
 * 5) Mīlitēs Rōmānī cum hostibus bella saeva gessērunt et eōs caede