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decl.

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abbreviation

  1. declension.


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X. x, 2, 9; —— = cs and gs, 32. -x, decl. of monosyllables in, preceded by one or more cons.,

From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett

Pres. participles used as nouns follow this decl. in the pl., following the weak class in the sg.:

From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Henry Sweet

Some nouns of this decl. take -ar in the gen. sing., especially proper names, such as Hākon, gen.

From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Henry Sweet

Gen. and dat. of 1st and 2d decl. are always circumflex when accented on last syllable.

From Greek in a Nutshell by James Strong

Vowel changes, 7. vulgus, gender of, 26, 2. -vum, -vus, decl. of nouns in, 24.

From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett

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