Masculine are nouns in
-or
,
-ōs
,
-er
,
-ĕs
(gen.
-itis
),
-ex
(gen.
-ĭcis
): as,
color
,
flōs
,
imber
,
gurges
(
gurgitis
),
vertex
(
verticis
).
Exceptions are the following:—
Feminine are
arbor
;
cōs
,
dōs
;
linter
.
Neuter are
ador
,
aequor
,
cor
,
marmor
;
ōs
(
ōris
); also
os
(
ossis
);
cadāver
,
iter
,
tūber
,
ūber
,
vēr
; and names of plants and trees in
-er
: as,
acer
,
papāver
.
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