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15 1. If the final member is a noun (a) of the first declension, 

 with stem ending in -a-, or (b) of the second declension, 

 with stem ending in -o-, or (c) of the fourth declension, 

 with stem ending in -u-, the compound adjective (A) may 



16 have the endings -ics, masc, -a, fem., -um, neut., or (B) 

 after the analogy of the -i- stems, it may appear with the 

 endings -is, masc. and fem., -e, neut.; as there is nothing 

 by which to decide, we often find both: e. g. 



(A) (B) 



{a) im-berb-us (im-, not,-\-barba, beard), beardless, (a)im-berb-is; 

 in-fam-us (in-, not, -\-lavs\a, fame), infamous, in-fam-is; 



in-anim-us (in-, wo^+anima, life), lifeless, in-anim-is; 



se-cur-us (se-, without, -)-cur a, care), careless, 

 (b) in-anim-us (in-, «o/,-j-animus, life), lifeless, (b) in-anim-is; 



multi-iug-us (iugum of many yokes), manifold, multi-iug-is; 



in-erm-us (pi. arma, arms), unarmed, in-erm-is; 



multi-cav-us (cavus, cave), of many caves, and ex-somn-is; 



{c) quadri-man-us (manus, stem manu-, hand), (c) quadri-man-is; 

 four-handed 

 multi-fruct-us (fructus, fruit), abounding in fruit, but bi-corn-is, 

 (bi-/zco,-(-cornu, horn), two-horned; so angui-corn-is, serpent- 

 horned; etc. 



17 2. If the final member is a noun of the fifth declension, 

 with stem ending in -e- (nominative singular in -es), the 

 compound adjective ends in -its, -a, -um: e. g. 



per-di-us (dies, day), lasting- all day ; 

 levi-fid-us (fides, credit), of slight credit; 

 per-fid-us (fides, honor), treacherous, but 

 ex-spes (spes, hope), hopeless. 



zS 3. If the final member is a noun of the third declension, 



with stem ending in -i or in a consonant, the compound 

 adjective will have the form and inflection of its final mem- 

 ber: e. g. 



(2) April 3, 1897. 



