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;38 IRREGULAR NOUNS. §18templi, dies, rerum, capite, capitum, itineribus,partis, parent-Ibus, rupe, urbis, vulpem, vulpibus, parente, sedilia, die,colorem, militis, militibus, sermones, honore, minus, manus,manibus, facieni, ala, tubam, mensarum, bellum, dominorum,ternplum, puerorum, bella, bello, &c.Translate the following into Latin, and state the gender, declension,case, and number, always following the same orderthus, " Of boys" puerorum, a noun, masculine, of the first declension,in the genitive jplural :From the way, to a speech, with a part, of a seat, of seats,to the wind, a kingdom, to a boy, of boys, with lords, foxes,of tables, to parents, with seats, of soldiers, from the head,heads, to a part, with a trumpet, in a time, of war, the time,of color, in a journey, to a seat, of a rock, to sons-in-law,with fruit, of the face, with a seat, to tables, of rocks, &c.§ 18. IRREGULAR NOUNS.95. Irregular Nouns are divided into Variable, Defective, andRedundantI. VARIABLE NOUNS.96.—Nouns are variable either in Gender, or Declension,or in both. Nouns varying in gender are called, Heterogeneous.Those which vary in declension are called, Heteroclites.HeterogeneousJSfouns.1. Masculine in the singular, and neuter in the plural ; as,Avermis, a hill in Campania.Dindymus, a hill in Phrygia.Ismarus, a hill in Thrace.Maenalus, a hill in Arcadia.Pangaeus, a promontory in Thrace.Tsenarus, a promontory in Laconia.Tartarus, hell.Taygetus, a hill in Laconia.2. Masculine in the singular, masculine and neuter in theplural ;as, jocus, a jest, plural joci and joca; locus, a place,plural loci and loca.3. Feminine in the singular, neuter in the plural ; as,carbasus, a sail, plural carbasa; Pergdmus, the citadel ofTroy, plural Pergdma.