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 PREPARATIONS

Third DeeleTision— Co/i/tnued.

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Most nouns of two syllables belonging to ihe ^rd Docl. and ending in is have the same form for the Genitive as for the Nominalive Singular, and form the Genitive Plural in u/m : thus 'navis,' s/iip, ' classis,' /V^/, 'hostis,' ene77iy. These nouns are niostly feminine, except those denoting male persons, hke ' hostis.'

SIKGULAR.

PLURAL.

], 2 3 4 5 6

nSvis nSvem

navia nSvI in nave

nSvgg nSvgs navium nSvibus in naviuus

Note that all these forms are of two' syllables except the Genitive, the Dative, and the Ablative of the Pkiral. The Gen. Plur. has one syllable more than the Nom. Sing., as in §§27-31.

NoTE. — Similarly are declincd some nouns whose Nominative Singular ends in es, e.g., 'clades,' disaster.

§33-

ornare to equip

forma, i Jorm, shape

puppis, 3 • stern, poop

accommodatus, a, suited [accom-

um carlna, i planus, a, um robur (robor-). ferreus, a, um funis, 3 * pellis, 3 * slve. . . slve

modated ] keel

flat [plane] hcre oak viade 0/ iron rope

skin, hide ivhether. . . 0/ propter(withAcc.) on account of

+ The Roman ' tormentuni
 * This word is tleclin

llnum, r:.

quia

phis. . quam

firmitOdo

■(-tudin-), 3 llneus, a, um tam. . quam rostrum, 2 turris, 3 * lamina, i quid opus tormcntum, 2

flax

because

inore. . than

firmness

made of flax so. . as beak, ram turret plate what need a macliine for huTling stones t

ed like ' navis,' § 32. corresponds to our cannon