OF TWO ENDINGS.

630. Adjectives ‘of two endings’ with stems in #-i-# are declined as

follows:

+--------+-------------------------------------------+

| Example| M. and F. brevis, Ne. breve, _short_ |

| Stem | brevi-. |

+--------+------------------+------------------------+

| | Singular. | Plural. |

| +------------------+------------------------+

| | MASC. NEUT. | MASC. NEUT. |

| | AND FEM. | AND FEM. |

| +------------------+------------------------+

| _Nom._ | brevis breve | brevēs brevia |

| _Gen._ | brevis brevis | brevium brevium |

| _Dat._ | brevī brevī | brevibus brevibus |

| _Acc._ | brevem breve | brevīs, -ēs brevia |

| _Abl._ | brevī brevī | brevibus brevibus |

+--------+------------------+------------------------+

631. The ablative is sometimes #-e# when these adjectives are used

substantively or in verse (558). The genitive plural is rarely #-um# for

#-ium# (563).

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