Synopsis of Third Declension Patterns Vertically Arranged

(Cf. Wheelock 7, 14, 16, 23, 26)

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Here is a synoptic comparison of the various third-declension patterns, highlighting the variations.

  


  

Group 1: Regular 3rd Decl.

Group 2: I-Stem Nouns

Group 3: Regular 3rd Decl. Adj

Group 4: Participles

Group 5: Comparative Adj

Reg nouns m/f

Reg nouns n

I-stem nouns m/f

I-stem nouns n

Reg adj m/f

Reg adj n

Participles m/f

Participles n

Comparatives m/f

Comparatives n

mâter
mâtris
mâtrî
mâtrem
mâtre

mâtrês
mâtrum
mâtribus
mâtrês
mâtribus

rêx
rêgis
rêgî
rêgem
rêge

rêgês
rêgum
rêgibus
rêgês
rêgibus

corpus
corporis
corporî
corpus
corpore

corpora
corporum
corporibus
corpora
corporibus

dêns
dentis
dentî
dentem
dente

dentês
dentium
dentibus
dentês
dentibus

nûbês
nûbis
nûbî
nûbem
nûbe

nûbês
nûbium
nûbibus
nûbês
nûbibus

animal
animâlis
animâlî
animal
animâlî

animâlia
animâlium
animâlibus
animâlia
animâlibus

exemplar
exemplâris
exemplârî
exemplar
exemplârî

exemplâria
exemplârium
exemplâribus
exemplâria
exemplâribus

omnis
omnis
omnî
omnem
omnî

omnês
omnium
omnibus
omnês
omnibus

omne
omnis
omnî
omne
omnî

omnia
omnium
omnibus
omnia
omnibus

currêns
currentis
currentî
currentem
currentî/-e

currentês
currentium
currentibus
currentês
currentibus

currêns
currentis
currentî
currêns
currentî/-e

currentia
currentium
currentibus
currentia
currentibus

beâtior
beâtiôris
beâtiôrî
beâtiôrem
beâtiôre

beâtiôrês
beâtiôrum
beâtiôribus
beâtiôrês
beâtiôribus

beâtius
beâtiôris
beâtiôrî
beâtius
beâtiôre

beâtiôra
beâtiôrum
beâtiôribus
beâtiôra
beâtiôribus

  

See also the pages on Third-Declension I-stems and the Third-Declension Patterns.

  


  

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