Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, chapter 47

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[*] 47. Nouns of the Second Declension in -er and -ir are thus declined:—

puer , M., boy	ager , M., field	vir , M., man
STEM puero-	STEM agro-	STEM viro-

SINGULAR
				CASE-ENDINGS
NOM.	puer	ager	vir	------
GEN.	puerī	agrī	virī	-ī
DAT.	puerō	agrō	virō	-ō
ACC.	puerum	agrum	virum	-um
ABL.	puerō	agrō	virō	-ō

PLURAL
NOM.	puerī	agrī	virī	-ī
GEN.	puerōrum	agrōrum	virōrum	-ōrum
DAT.	puerīs	agrīs	virīs	-īs
ACC.	puerōs	agrōs	virōs	-ōs
ABL.	puerīs	agrīs	virīs	-īs

[*] Note.--When e belongs to the stem, as in puer , it is retained throughout; other, wise it appears only in the nominative and vocative singular, as in ager .

Gender in the Second Declension

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