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 * ||Sing.||Plur.
 * N.V.A.||ănĭmăl||ănĭmāl-ĭă
 * G.||ănĭmāl-ĭs||ănĭmāl-īum
 * D.||ănĭmāl-ī||ănĭmāl-ĭbŭs
 * ănĭmāl-ī||ănĭmāl-ĭbŭs
 * }
 * D.||ănĭmāl-ī||ănĭmāl-ĭbŭs
 * ănĭmāl-ī||ănĭmāl-ĭbŭs
 * }
 * }
 * }

(2) Imparisyllabic. gĕnŭs, Gen. gĕnĕr-ĭs race.

§ 24. The following list exhibits the most important forms of the Nom. and Gen. Sing. of Neuter Nouns.

§ 25. The ends in -ŭs or -ū.

—Nouns in -ŭs are generally Masculine, with a few Feminine; those in -ū always Neuter.

Exx. portŭs (m.) harbour, base port-; vĕrū (n.) spit, base ver-.