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;§ 18 IRREGULAR NOUNS. 41Ablative.Adnionitu, m., an admonition. Ingratiis, f., in spite of.Ambage, i. }a winding. Injussu, m., without order.Casse, m, a net.Dm, by day.Interdiu, by day.Katu, m., by birth.Ergo, on account of. Noctu, f., by night.Fauce, f., the jaws. Proniptu, m., in readiness.Obs. 2. Many verbal nouns of the fourth declension areused only in the ablative singular ; as, accltu, promptu, &c.Dlcis, f., and nauci, n., are used only in the genitive singularas dlcis gratia, for form's sake ; res nauci, a thing of no value.Inficias, f., and incita, f., or incitas, have only the accusativeplural ; as, inficias ire, to deny ;ad incitas reductus, reducedto extremities. Ambages, casses said fauces, are regularly declinedin the plural.11. The following nouns are used only in two cases :Nominative and Accusative.Astu, n., the city of Athens. Instar, n., likeness, bigness.Inferiae, -as, f., sacrifices to the dead. Suppetise, -as, f., help.Nominative and Ablative.Astus, -u, m., cunning. Vesper, -e, or -i, m., the evening.Genitive and Ablative.Conrpedis, -e, f., a fetter. Spontis, -e, f., of one's own accord.Inrpetis, -e, m., force. Verberis, -e, n., a stripe.Jugeris, -e, n., an acre. Repetundarum, -is, f., extortion.Obs. 3. Compedes,juglra and verbera are regularly declinedin the plural. Astus is found in the nominative and accusativeplural.12. The following nouns are used only in three casesNominative, Accusative and Vocative.Cacdethes, n., a bad custom. JSTefas, n., impiety.(Also other Greek nouns in -es.) ISihil, and Ml, n., nothing.Cete, n., whales. Tempe, n., the vale of Tempe.Dica, -am, f., a process ; pi. -as.Nominative, Accusative and Ablative.Epos, n., a heroic poem. Melos, n., a song ; pi. -e.Fas, n., divine law. Mane, -e, -e, n., the morning.Grates, f., thanks. Tabes, f., consumption.Lues, f., a plague. Yepres, or -is, m., a brier.