Chapter IV. Fourth and Fifth Declensions: 4.1 Fourth Declension.

Section 1 of chapter 4 of the book "Collapse & Reorganization of the Latin Nominal Flection as Reflected in Epigraphic Sources" is presented. It mentions that the single genitive form in -us is attested in the phrase haec munera domus on an epitaph from Dalmatia and that no other occurrence of this...

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Published in:Collapse & Reorganization of The Latin Nominal Flection As Reflected In Epigraphic Sources pp. 95 - 99
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1994
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Summary:Section 1 of chapter 4 of the book "Collapse & Reorganization of the Latin Nominal Flection as Reflected in Epigraphic Sources" is presented. It mentions that the single genitive form in -us is attested in the phrase haec munera domus on an epitaph from Dalmatia and that no other occurrence of this case exist either spelled ending in -us or -i. Also, the section states that the ablatives in -u occur twince in absolution constructions as well as on Dalmatian epitaphs.