guised in the Nominative Singular;
as, pars, _part_, for par(ti)s; anas, _duck_, for ana(ti)s; so also mors,
_death_; dos, _dowry_; nox, _night_; sors, _lot_; mens, _mind_; ars, _art_;
gens, _tribe_; and some others.

_B. Neuter i-Stems._

39. These end in the Nominative Singular in -e, -al, and -ar. They always
have -i in the Ablative Singular, -ia in the Nominative, Accusative, and
Vocative Plural, and -ium in the Genitive Plural, thus holding more
steadfastly to the i-character than do Masculine and Feminine i-Stems.

Sedile, Animal, Calcar,
_seat_; _animal_; _spur_;
stem, sedili-. stem, stem,
animali-. calcari-.

SINGULAR. TERMINATION.
_Nom._ sedile animal calcar -e or wanting
_Gen._ sedilis animalis calcaris -is
_Dat._ sedili animali calcari -i
_Acc._ sedile animal calcar -e or wanting
_Voc._ sedile animal calcar -e or wanting
_Abl._ sedili animali calcari -i

PLURAL.
_Nom._ sedilia animalia calcaria -ia
_Gen._ sedilium animalium calcarium -ium
_Dat._ sedilibus animalibus calcaribus -ibus
_Acc._ sedilia animalia calcaria -ia
_Voc._ sedilia animalia calcaria -ia
_Abl._ sedilibus animalibus calcaribus -ibus

1. In most words of this class the final -i of the stem is lost in the
Nominative Singular; in others it appears as -e.

2. Proper names in -e form the Ablative Singular in -e; as, Soracte, _Mt.
Soracte_; so also sometimes mare, _sea_.

III. Consonant-Stems that have partially adapted themselves
to the Inflection of _i_-Stems.

40. Many Consonant-Stems have so far adapted themselves to the inflection
of i-stems as to take -ium in the Genitive Plural, and -is in the
Accusative Plural. Their true character as Consonant-Stems, however, is
shown by the fact that they never take -im in the Accusative Singular, or
-i in the Ablative Singular. The following words are examples of this
class:--

Caedes, f., Arx, f., Linter, f.,
_slaughter_; _citadel_; _skiff_;
stem, caed-. stem, arc-.