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—§ 21 ADJECTIVES. 51Note 2. Alius has aliudiu. the neuter; and in the genitive alius, contractedfor allius ; dative, alii. The genitive in ius, in poetry, has the i either longor short; in prose, always long. Uter, neuter, alter, alius, ullus, and nullus,instead of ius in the genitive, and i in the dative, occasionally, in the earlywriters, have the regular genitive i, o&, i, and dative o, ce, o.§ 21. ADJECTIVES OF THE THIRD DECLENSION.99.Rule 1. 'Adjectives of the third declension,have e or ?', in the ablative singular ; but ifthe neuter is in e, the ablative has i only.Rule 2. The genitive plural ends in ium, andthe neuter of the nominative, accusative, and vocative,in ia,JExc, Except comparatives, which have vmand. a.I. Adjectives of one termination.Singular.1. Felix, happy.Plural.Masc. Fern. Neut, Masc. Fern. NeutN, felix, felix, felix, JSf, felic-es es, ia,G. fellc-is, is, is, G. felic-ium, ium, iumD. felic-i, i, i, D. felic-ibus, ibus, ibus,Ac felic-em, em, felix, Ac. felic-es ,es, ia,V. felix, felix, felix, V. felic-es es, ia,Ah felic-e or i, e or i, e ori. Ab, felic-ibus, ibus, ibus.In like manner decline :Ferox, bold. Supplex, sv,pplia?it. Trux, -ucis, ci'uel.Sagax, sagacious. Tenax, tenacious. Velox, -ocis, swift.2, Prudens, prudent.Singular.Masc. Fern. Neut.iV. prudens,prud( 311S,prudens,G. prudent-is, prud 3iit-is,B. prudent-i,Ac, prudent-em,prud 3nt-i,prud ant-em,V, prudens,prud< ms,Ab. prudent-e, or - i, prud< mt-e, or -i,prudent-is,prudent-i,prudens,prudens,prudent-e, or -i.