[Owl]Third Declension Nouns: -is

(A) Plural genitive in -um (sg. abl. -e only)

(A1) Increasing
homo -inis m. (man)& actio -onis f. (action)&
neuter nouns: onus -eris n. (burden)
(A2) Non-increasing
canis -is m.f. (dog)

(B) Plural genitive in -ium(sg. abl. -i/-e)

(B1) Non-increasing
avis -is f. (bird)&
neuter nouns: mare -is n. (sea)
(B2) Increasing
single syllable -- lis -itis f. (dispute)
consonant endings -- urbs -bis f. (city)
neuter nouns: in -al, -ar, -e -- animal -is n. (animal)

(C) Irregulars
febris, -is f. (fever)
bos, -ovis, m. (cow)


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(A) Plural genitive in -um(sg. abl. -e only) [return to top]

(A1) Increasing
homo -inis m. (man)
actio -onis f. (action)
onus -eris n. (burden)

*** -inis
adsuetudo -inis f. custom/habit
aegritudo -inis f. sickness/sorrow
albedo -inis f. whiteness
assuetudo -inis f. custom/habit
bufo -onis m. toad
caligo -inis f. thick air/mist/vapour/fog
consuetudo -inis f. custom/habit
draco -onis m. serpent/dragon
dulcedo -inis m. sweetness/pleasantness/charm
gluten -inis f. glue
homo -inis m. man
imāgo -inis f. representation/likeness/copy
latro -onis m. bandit/brigand/chessman
leo -onis m. lion
lumen -inis m. light
magnitudo -inis f. greatness/large quantity
nemo -inis f. no one,/nobody
ordo -inis m. row/line/series/order/rank
origo -inis f. begining/source/birth/origin
pulchritudo -inis f. beauty/excellence
pavo -onis m.f. peacock
praeco -onis m. crier/herald
praedo -onis m. robber/pirate
salomon -onis m. Solomon
sanguis -inis m. blood/bloodshed/descendant
sermo -onis m. conversation/talk/discourse/rumour/language
tiro -onis m. recruit, beginner
virgo -inis f. maid/virgin/young woman/girl

*** -onis
actio -onis f. action
appellatio -onis f. address/name/title
benedictio -onis f. blessing
circulatio -onis f. circulation
coagulatio -onis f. coagulation
cogitatio -onis f. thought/reflection/imagination
cognitio -onis f. aquainted with/acquiring knowledge
comes -itis m. companion
commentatio -onis f. studying/meditation
compositio -onis f. connecting/putting together
comprehensio -onis f. comprehension/perception
condicio -onis f. arrangement/condition/contract
confusio -onis f. a mingling/mixing/blending
coniunctio -onis f. union/connecting/conjunction
consensio -onis f. agreement/concord
constitutio -onis f. disposition/constitution/nature
contentio -onis f. dispute,effort
conventio -onis f. agreement
corruptio -onis f. corruption
creatio -onis f. creation/election
defensio -onis f. defense
descriptio -onis f. delineation/copy/representation/plan
dicio -onis f. power/sway
digestio -onis f. digestion/an enumeration
dispositio -onis f. regular disposition/arrangement
disputatio -onis f. argument
dissensio -onis f. disagreement/conflict
distillatio -onis m. distillation
divisio -onis f. division
editio -onis f. edition
elevatio -onis f. elevation
exceptio -onis f. exception, restriction
excursio -onis f. raid/stepping forward(gesture)
exercitatio -onis f. practice/exercise/experience
fermentatio -onis f. fermentation
festinatio -onis f. haste/hurry/despatch/speed
fixatio -onis f. fixation/fixing
generatio -onis f. generation
gubernatio -onis f. direction/management/government
incursio -onis f. attack/invasion
indicatio -onis f. value
inflammatio -onis f. kindling/firing
intercessio -onis f. becoming surety
interpretatio -onis m. explanation/exposition
introductio -onis f. introduction
inventio -onis f. faculty of invention/invention
irrigatio -onis f. watering/irrigation
latio -onis f. bringing/proposing/rendering of assistance
lectio -onis f. a picking out/reading/perusal/selecting
legatio -onis f. mission/embassy
legio -onis f. legion
monitio -onis f. admonition/warning
navigatio -onis f. voyage
obligatio -onis f. pledge
oblivio -onis f. oblivion/forgetfulness
observatio -onis f. investigation/watching
obsidio -onis f. siege/blockade
occasio -onis f. opportunity/convenient time
offensio -onis f. stumbling block/misfortune
operatio -onis f. operation
opinio -onis f. opinion/belief/esteem/rumour
oppugatio -onis f. attack/assault
perfectio -onis f. finishing/completing/perfection
portio -onis f. share/installment
positio -onis f. situation
preparatio -onis f. preparation
privatio -onis f. privation/a taking away
progressio -onis f. advancement/growth/increase
proportio -onis f. proportion/part
purgatio -onis f. cleansing/purgation
purificatio -onis f. purification
putrefactio -onis f. putrefaction
ratio -onis m. reckoning/list/explanation/thought
rebellio -onis f. revolt
recognitio -onis m. review/investigation
recuperatio -onis m. recovery
regio -onis f. direction/boundary
religio -onis f. reverence/awe/religion/superstition
remissio -onis f. release/slackening/relaxation
repercussio -onis f. echo/repercussion/reflection
repetitio -onis f. repetition
reprehensio -onis f. check/blame/repremand/refutation
restauratio -onis f. restoration
secessio -onis f. withdrawal/secession
sectio -onis f. section
separatio -onis f. separation
solutio -onis f. solution/ loosing/relaxation/weakening
sublimatio -onis f. sublimation
suspicio -onis f. mistrust/suspicion
traditio -onis f. surrender/giving up/delivering up
transmutatio -onis f. transmutation

*** -oris
amator -oris m. lover/friend
amor -oris m. love/desire
arbor -oris f. tree
ardor -oris m. burning heat
auctor -oris m. originator/instigator/promoter/author
calor -oris m. warmth/heat
censor -oris m. censor
clamor -oris m. shout/cry
color -oris m. colour
conditor -oris m. founder/author/composer
creator -oris m. creator/father
cruor -oris m. gore
cunctator -oris m. loiterer
defensor -oris m. defender
dictātor -oris m. dictator
dispensator -oris m. steward/treasurer
dolor -oris m. pain/grief/resentment
dominator -oris m. lord/ruler
emptor -oris m. purchaser
error -oris m. wandering/mistake/error
explorator -oris m. patrol
favor -oris m. favor/support/applause
flos -oris m. flower/bloom
fulgor -oris m. lightning/flash/brightess/splendour
furor -oris m. frenzy/raving
genitor -oris m. father/sire
gubernator -oris m. steersman
honor -oris m. honour/esteem/repute
horror -oris m. shuddering/dread
humor -oris m. liquid/fluid/moisture
imperator -oris m. commander
inventor -oris m. inventor/discoverer
labor -oris m. toil
lector -oris m. reader
maeror -oris m. grief/sorrow
mercator -oris m. trader/dealer
odor -oris m. scent/smell/stench
orator -oris m. orator/speaker/spokesman
pabulator -oris m. forager
pastor -oris m. shepherd
pavor -oris m. dread
pistor -oris m. miller,baker
praedicator -oris m. eulogist
pudor -oris m. sense of shame/modesty/propriety
rumor -oris m. hearsay/rumour/public opinion
scriptor -oris m. writer/author
senator -oris m. senator
soror -oris f. sister
splendor -oris m. brightness
stupor -oris m. astonishment
tremor -oris m. trembling
uxor -oris f. wife
vapor -oris m. steam
victor -oris m. conqueror

*** -eris
aer -eris m. air {m}
aer -eris f. air/atmosphere/sky/mist/vapour
aether -eris m. upper air/sky/heaven
agger -eris m. mount/rampart
carcer -eris m. prison
cinis -eris m. ashes
later -eris m. brick/tile
mulier -eris f. woman
pulvis -eris m. dust/power

*** -atis
acerbitas -atis f. harshness
aequalitas -atis f. equality/likeness/similarity
aequitas -atis f. uniformity/evenness/calmness
aestas -atis f. summer
aetas -atis f. age/period of life/time
auctoritas -atis f. authority
benignitas -atis m. kindness/liberality/bounty
brevitas -atis f. shortness/smallness/brevity
calamitas -atis f. disaster/defeat/failure
charitas -atis f. love/charity
civitas -atis f. citizenship/city
difficultas -atis f. difficulty
dignitas -atis f. worth/greatness/authority/reputation
dualitas -atis f. duality
egestas -atis f. need/destitution
facultas -atis f. capability/skill/supply/resources
hereditas -atis f. inheritance
honestas -atis f. honourable reputation/integrity
humanitas -atis f. mankind/humanity
humiditas -atis f. humid/wet
immortalitas -atis f. immortality
latinitas -atis f. pure Latin style
libertas -atis f. freedom
maiestas -atis f. grandeur/sovereign power
necessitas -atis f. compulsion/requirement
optimas -atis f. of the best/noblest
paucitas -atis f. small number/scarcity
paupertas -atis f. poverty/moderate means
pietas -atis f. devotion/sense of duty
potestas -atis f. power/control/authority
proprietas -atis f. property/peculiarity
qualitas -atis f. property/nature/state/condition
raritas -atis f. looseness of texture
sanitas -atis f. health/soundness of body
satietas -atis m. sufficiency/satiety
societas -atis f. alliance/association/partnership
subtilitas -atis m. fine/subtle/delicate
summitas -atis m. top
temeritas -atis f. chance/rashness/thoughtlessness
tempestas -atis f. time/weather/storm
trinitas -atis m. trinity
unitas -atis f. unity/unit
varietas -atis f. diversity/variety
venustas -atis f. charm/beauty
veritas -atis f. truth/truthfulness/reality/integrity
vetustas -atis f. old age/antiquity

*** -icis
artifex -icis m. artist/artificer
cervix -icis f. neck
dux -ucis m. leader/guide/chief/head
fax -acis f. torch/meteor (astr)/flame fire(fig)
faux -ucis f. jaws/throat/defile/pass
genetrix -icis f. mother
grex -egis m. flock/herd/company
gubernatrix -icis f. conductress/directress
iudex -icis m. judge/critic
mendax -acis m. liar
nex -ecis f. murder/death
opifex -icis m. workman/creator/maker
pax -acis f. peace
prex -ecis f. request/entreaty/prayer/good wish
radix -icis f. root/foot of hill/foundation (fig)
rex -egis m. king/leader/patron
supplex -icis m. suppliant
vertex -icis m. whirlpool/eddy/crown of head/summit
vindex -icis m. champion/protector/liberator/avenger

*** -itis, -etis, -utis, -udis, -odis, -edis, -idis
ales -itis f. bird
aries -etis m. ram
custos -odis m. guardian
eques -itis m. horseman
fraus -udis f. deceit/fraud/error/harm
gurges -itis m. gulf/sea/flood
heres -edis m. heir/heiress
hospes -itis m. host/guest/foreigner/stranger
interpres -etis m. negotiator/explainer
iuventus -utis f. youth
lapis -idis m. stone/precious stone
laus -udis f. praise/renown/credit
miles -itis m. soldier
mos -oris m. custom/habit/fashion/mode
nepos -otis m. grandson/descendant
obses -idis m. hostage
palus -udis f. marsh/swamp
paries -etis m. wall of house
pecus -udis f. herd
pedes -itis m. foot soldier
pes -edis m. foot
quies -etis f. peace/quiet
requies -etis f. -repose/rest
ros -oris m. dew
sacerdos -otis m. priest/priestess
salus -utis f. health/salvation/prosperity/greeting
seges -itis f. cornfield/crop
senectus -utis f. old age
servitus -utis f. servitude/slavery
virtus -utis f. manliness/courage/merit/virtue

*** -is
bes -essis m. two thirds of
calx -lcis f. ash/lime/chalk/heel/foot
caro -rnis f. flesh
coniunx -ngis m. consort/wife/husband/bride
consul -is m. consul
daps -apis f. meal/religious feast
frux -ugis f. fruits of the earth
fur -uris m. thief
hiems -emis f. winter/cold
lex -egis f. law
lux -ucis f. light
merces -edis f. pay/fee/reward
nix -ivis f. snow
ops -pis f. power/strength/help
pell -is f. hide/skin
plebs -bis f. common person
princeps -ipis m. leader/chief/emperor
pyramis -idis f. pyramid
sal -is m. salt/brine/sea/wit
sol -is m. sun
stirps -pis f. stock/root/lineage/offspring/origin
sus -is m.f. swine; hog, pig, sow
tellus -uris f. earth/ground/country/land
trabs -bis f. beam/timber/tree/roof
vall -is f. valley
vigil -is m. sentry
vox -ocis f. voice

Neuter nouns***
aenigma -atis n. figure/allegory
aes -eris n. - copper/bronze
cacumen -inis n. an extremity/point/peak/top/summit
cadaver -eris n. corpse/carcass
carmen -inis n. song/poetry
cor -rdis n. heart/soul/mind
corpus -oris n. body/substance/flesh/corpse/person/individual
emblema -atis n. emblem/mosaic
flumen -inis n. stream/river/flood/flow
gramen -inis n. grass/herb
iter -ineris n. journey/route
ius -uris n. law/code/rule
lac -ctis n. milk
marmor -oris n. marble
mel -llis n. honey/sweetness
nomen -inis n. name/means of knowing
sulphur -uris n. sulphur
scelus -eris n. crime/evil deed/sin/wickedness
semen -inis n. seed
onus -eris n. burden
opus -eris n. work/workmanship/artwork/book
os oris n. mouth/opening/entrance
papaver -eris n. poppy
piper -eris n. pepper
pondus -eris n. weight/mass/load/burden
sidus -eris n. group of stars/constellation
tempus -oris n. time/period/season/interval
tuber -eris n. lump/swelling
vas -sis n. vessel/dish/flask
uber -eris n. breast/teat
vellus -eris n. fleece, pelt,wool
ver -eris n. - spring
verber -eris n. scourge/flogging/lash
volumen -inis n. roll/coil/wreath/book

*** (sg. abl. -i/-e)
caput -itis n. head
decor -oris n. ornament/decoration/grace/honour/dignity


(A2) Non-increasing [return to top]
canis -is m.f. (dog)

canis -is m.f. dog
frater -tris m. brother
iuvenis -is m. young man
mater -tris f. mother
pater -tris m. father/forefathers/elders
sedes -is f. seat/abode/habitation/base
senex -nis m. old man/woman
vates -is m.f. prophet/soothsayer/bard/poet


(B) Plural genitive in -ium(sg. abl. -i/-e) [return to top]

(B1) Non-increasing
avis -is f. bird
adfinis -is m. - relative
amnis -is m. river
apis -is f. bee
auris -is f. ear
axis -is m. axle/chariot/sky
bilis -is f. bile/gall/anger/displeasure
civis -is m. citizen
classis -is f. fleet
clavis -is f. key
collis -is m. hill
ensis -is m. sword
familiaris -is m. familiar friend
fascis -is m. bundle of wood
finis -is m. boundary/limit/territory/end
foris -is f. door/gate
funis -is m. funeral/pyre/corpse/destruction
hostis -is m. enemy
ignis -is m. fire
imber -bris m. rain/shower
intellectualis -is m. intelligence
mensis -is m. month
messis -is f. harvest
navis -is f. ship
+nubes -is f. cloud/veil
ovis -is f. sheep
panis -is m. bread/loaf
pellis -is f. hide/skin
pestis -is f. pestilence/plague/pest
piscis -is m. fish
popularis -is m. fellow countryman/associate
postis -is m. door
puppis -is f. poop/stern of ship
ratis -is f. raft/vessel
rupes -is f. crag/rock
saepes -is f. hedge/fence/enclosure
supernaturalis -is m. supernatural
testis -is m. witness
valles -is f. valley
venter -tris m. belly/stomach
vermis -is m. worm
vestis -is f. clothing
vicis -is f. change/alteration/fate/turn
vitis -is f. vine
volucris -is f. bird

Neuter nouns***
cubile -is n. bed/couch
exemplaris -is n. pattern
mare -is n. (sea)
rete -is n. net
sedīle -is n. seat/chair

*** (sg. abl. -e only)
aedes -is f. temple/house
caedes -is f. carnage/slaughter/murder
clades -is f. disaster
fames -is f. hunger/famine/greed
moles -is f. bulk/mass/dam/burden
proles -is f. offspring/progeny
pubes -is f. young men/youth
soboles -is f. sprout/shoot/offspring/race/lineage
strages -is f. overthrow/havoc/carnage

(B2) Increasing [return to top]

------- (single syllable)
lis lit-is f. dispute
mus, -uris m.f. rat
plus, -uris m.f. more

------- (multiple consonant ending in stem)
adulescens -entis m. youth
cliens -entis m. dependent/retainer
continens -entis f. mainland
discordans -antis f. discordant
gens -entis f. family stock/clan/nation/race/tribe
mens -entis f. mind/judgement/design/plan
mons -ontis m. mountain
occidens -entis m. west
orbs -bis m. circle/disc/ring/orbit
oriens -entis m. east
parens -entis m. parent
sors -rtis f. lot/oracle/destiny/fate

------- (Neuter nouns ending in -al, -ar, -e)
animal -lis n. animal
calcar -ris n. spur
nectar -ris n. nectar/balm/honey
vectigal -lis n. tax/toll/tribute/revenue

*** (sg. abl. -e only)
ars -rtis f. art/skill
arx -rcis f. citadel/peak/summit
dens -entis m. tooth
fons -ontis m. fountain/spring/source
frons -ontis f. brow/forehead/front
frons -ondis f. leaf/foliage
mors -rtis f. death
nox -ctis f. night
os -ssis n. bone
pars -rtis f. part/share/stage character/faction
pons -ontis m. bridge
urbs -bis f. city


(C) Irregulars [return to top]
febris, -is f. (fever)

basis -is f. foundation/base/support/pedestal
febris, -is f. fever
genesis, -is f. birth
haeresis, -is f. sect
metamorphosis -is f. transformation
securis, -is f. axe
sitis, -is f. thirst
turris, -is f. tower
tussis, -is f. cough

bos, -ovis, m. cow
[bos, bovis, bovi, bovem, bove
boves, boum, bobus, boves, bobus]

nihil / nil, n. nothing (indeclinable)

vis, -is, f. force/might
[vis, vis, vi, vim, vi
vires, virium, viribus, vires, viribus]