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[1] There is a group of second
declension masculine nouns ending in –(e)r.
Apart from the nominative
singular (2nd declension masculine nouns almost always end in -us in
the nominative singular) these nouns have exactly the same endings in all other
cases both singular and plural. However, some of these nouns, before case
endings are added, drop the /e/ before the -r.
Nominative singular: magister,
but in all other cases – singular and plural: magistr-
Note the remark that “some” of
these nouns drop /e/ which is a reason why, when learning Latin nouns, you
should always learn them together with the genitive singular because it is the
genitive singular that is used to indicate if there are any changes to the noun
when it declines.
[i] /e/ is dropped
ager, agrī [2/m]:
field
liber, librī [2/m]:
book
magister, magistrī
[2/m]: teacher
[ii] /e/ is retained
puer, -ī [2/m]: boy
signifer, -ī [2/m]:
standard-bearer
vir, -ī [2/m]: man
[2] Masculine adjectives in -er
of the first / second declension are declined like nouns in -er. A few of them are
declined like puer, but most of them like ager. The feminine and
neuter nominatives show which form to follow:
[i] līber [masculine] lībera [feminine] līberum [neuter]: free; declines like puer i.e. the /e/ is retained in all cases
[ii] pulcher [masculine] pulchra [feminine] pulchrum [neuter]: pretty; declines like magister i.e. the /e/ is dropped when endings are added
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