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Was -i used as genitive ending for first declension masculines?
In Greek masculines of the first declension borrow the singular genitive ending -ου from second declension.
Latin uses the ending -ae for all of first declension: puellae, nautae, Anchisae, Aeneae.
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Is unius an irregular genitive?
I notice that the genitive of unus can apparently be either the regular uni, or can also be unius.
Is this form, unius, just a completely irregular oddity, or is there some logical precedent for it? ...
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Genitive of Sappho: Sapphonis or Sapphus?
As I posted on the Wiktionary Tea Room:
Consulting Bergk's edition of Sappho, I have seem various instances of this genitive "Sapphonis" (e.g. ?Sapphonis esse videtur?) in the critical notes. This ...
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What are the normal genitive and dative singular forms of "alius"?
Some sources mention a genitive singular alius, but I've also seen aliae. And I don't recall seeing a dative singular ali, but neither do I remember alio. I think several forms exist, including even ...
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