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| Example | mēnsa, _table_, mēnsā-, F. | Stem and |
| | | case |
| Stem | | endings |
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| Singular | | |
| _Nom._ | mēnsa _table_, _a_ (or _the_) _table_ | -a |
| _Gen._ | mēnsae _a table’s_, _of a table_ | -ae |
| _Dat._ | mēnsae _to_ or _for a table_ | -ae |
| _Acc._ | mēnsam _a table_ | -am |
| _Abl._ | mēnsā _from_, _with_, or _by a table_ | -ā |
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| Plural | | |
| _Nom._ | mēnsae _tables_ (or _the_) _tables_ | -ae |
| _Gen._ | mēnsārum _tables’_, _of tables_ | -ārum |
| _Dat._ | mēnsīs _to_ or _for tables_ | -īs |
| _Acc._ | mēnsās _tables_ | -ās |
| _Abl._ | mēnsīs _from_, _with_, or _by tables_ | -īs |
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