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—24 THIRD DECLENSION. § 12Rule 1.79.Nouns in es and is, not increasingin the genitive singular, have ium in the genitiveplural; as,Singular.N. rup-es,G. rtip-is,D. rup-i,Ac. riip-em,V. rup-es,Ab. rup-e.4, Rupes, a rock,Plural.'N. rup-es,G. rup-ium,D. rup-ibus,Ac. rup-es,V. rup-es,Ab. rup-ibus.Fern.Thus decline :Apis,a bee.Classis,Moles,a fleeta mass.Nubes, a cloud.Vitis,a vine.Vulpes,a fox.Exc. Strues, a pile ;votes, a prophet ; cani% a dog \jitvenis, a young man*mugilis, a mullet; panis, bread; strigilis, sl scraper, have um. Sedes,mensis, apis or apes, and volucris, have um or iu?n.80. Rule 2. Nouns of one syllable in as andIS) and also, in s and x, after a consonant, haveium in the genitive plural; as,5. Pars, a part, Fern.Singular. Plural. Thus decline :JV". pars, N. part-es, Calx, -cis, the heel.G. part-is, G. part-ium, Vas, -dis, a surety.D. part-i, D. part-ibus, Lis, -tis, a lawsuit.Ac. part-em, Ac. part-es, Arx, -cis, a citadel.V. pars, V. part-es, Urbs, -is, a city.Ab. part-e, Ab. part-ibus. Pons, -tis, a bridge..81.Rule 3.Nouns of more than one syllablein as and ns, have um, and sometimes him, inthe genitive plural; as,6. Parens, a parent, Masc. or Fern.Singular.N. parens,G. parent-is,D. parent-i,Ac. parent-em,V. parens,Ab. parent-e.Plural.jV". parent-es,G. parent-um,-ium,D. parent-Ibus,Ac. parent-es, "V. parent-es,Ab. parent-lbus.Thus decline :Bidens,a fork.Rudens, a cable.Cliens,a client.Serpens, a serpent.Sextans, a sixth ofan as.Torrens, a torrent.