Introduction to the 4th declension
The 4th declension is all genders and can be confusing since many of the endings look similar to other declensions. The way to spot it is by finding the genitive stem of the nouns; eg. manus, manus
4th declension endings
Singular NOM
man-us
VOC
man-us
ACC
man-us
GEN
man-um
DAT
man-ui
ABL
man-u
Plural NOM
man-us
VOC
man-us
ACC
man-us
GEN
man-uum
DAT
man-ibus
ABL
man-ibus
Introduction to 5th declension
The 5th declension is masculine (unless you are talking about the goddess Dies, who is feminine or a merides)
5th declension endings
Singular NOM
di-es
VOC
di-es
ACC
di-em
GEN
di-es
DAT
di-ei
ABL
di-e
Plural NOM
di-es
VOC
di-es
ACC
di-es
GEN
di-erum
DAT
di-ebus
ABL
di-ebus
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