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84 FOURTH DECLENSION. 16Fructus, fruit, Masc.Singular. Plural. Thus decline :N. fruct-us, iV. fruct-us, Cantus, a song.G. fruct-us, G. fruct-uum, Casus a fall.D. fruct-ui, D. fruct-ibus, Currus, a chariot.Ac. fruct-um, Ac. fruct-us, Fluctus, a wave.V. fruct-us, V. fruct-us, Gradus, a step.Ab. fruct-u* Ab. fruct-ibus. Senatus, the senate.Cornu, a horn, Neut.Singular. Plural. Thus decline :N. corn-u, JV. corn-ua,G. corn-us (93-4), G. corn-uum, Gelu, iceD. corn-u, D. corn-ibus, Genu, the knee.Ac. corn-u, Ac. corn-ua, Pecu, cattle.V. corn-u, V. corn-ua, Veru, a spit.Ab. corn-u.Ab. cornlbus.Note. The only neuters in this declension are cornu, gelu, genu, veru, andpecu, which has the dative pecui : tonitrus, us, m., and tonitruum, i, n.,thunder, are in common use; tonitru is hardly ever found in classic writers,and never in the nominative or accusative singular.ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES.Flatus, a blast.Ictus, a stroke.Manus, f., the hand.Motus, a motion.Niitus, a nod.Passus, a pace.Ritus, a ceremony.Sinus, a bosom.Situs, a situation.92.—EXCEPTIONS IN GENDER.Exc. 1. The following nouns are feminine ; viz :Acus, a needle. Ficus, a Jig. Porticus, a gallery.Anus, an old woman. Manus, the hand. Specus,* a den.Domus, a house. Penus,* a storehouse. Tribus, a tribe.* Sometimes masculine.EXCEPTIONS IN DECLENSION.Exc. 2. The Genitive and Dative singular :—In some writers,the genitive singular is occasionally found in uis ; as, ejus anuiscausa,for anus. Terence: sometimes also in i; as, sendti andtumulti. Sall. In others, the dative is sometimes found in u;as, resistere impetu, for impetui ; Esse icsu sibi, for usui. Cic.