Appendix:Latin fifth declension
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Description[edit]
Latin nouns of the fifth declension end in -ēs in the nominative singular, with a genitive in -ēī (after -i-) or in -ĕī (after consonant), and have an invariable stem. Aside from rēs, spēs, and fidēs, fifth-declension nouns generally end more specifically in -iēs. Some nouns show variation between fifth-declension forms in -iēs and first-declension forms in -ia.
All Latin words of the fifth declension are feminine except diēs (which was originally masculine, but came to be used in some circumstances as a feminine) and derivatives of diēs such as meridiēs.
The plural forms of most fifth declension nouns are uncommon.
Examples[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem in iēs |
-ēs | ||
| nominative | -ēs | -ēs | |
| genitive | -ēī | -eī | -ērum |
| dative | -ēī | -eī | -ēbus |
| accusative | -em | -ēs | |
| ablative | -ē | -ēbus | |
| vocative | -ēs | -ēs | |
| locative | -ē | -ēbus | |
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