Description
Latin words of the fourth declension are generally masculines or feminines in -us and neuters in -ū. The genitive is in -ūs.
Examples
Masculine or Feminine -us form
Citation form: manus, -ūs f
| | singular | plural
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nominative vocative
| man-us | man-ūs
|
| accusative
| man-um | man-ūs
|
| genitive
| man-ūs | man-uum
|
| dative
| man-ūī | man-ibus
|
| ablative
| man-ū | man-ibus
|
Neuter -ū form
Citation form: cornū, -ūs n
| | singular | plural
|
nominative vocative accusative
| corn·ū | corn·ua
|
| genitive
| corn·ūs | corn·uum
|
dative ablative
| corn·ū | corn·ibus
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See also