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Rh § 20. The Nom. Sing, ends in -ŭs, -ĕr, or -um.

—Nouns in -ŭs and -ĕr generally Masculine, in -um Neuter.

Exx. dŏminus owner, master, base dŏmĭn-; bell-um war, base bell-.

The Locative, when used, ends in -ī as Cŏrinthī at Corinth.

Nouns in -ĕr.—These originally ended in -ĕr-ŭs (the Base ending in -ĕr), and have lost the inflexion of the Nom. and Voc. Singular. The majority also drop e before r, except in the same cases.

Exx. pŭĕr boy; ăgĕr field.