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1 3rd declension nouns

2 As always, look at the dictionary entry for the noun.
mercator, mercatoris m merchant nominative genitive gender definition

3 To find the stem of the noun, go to the genitive form and take off the genitive stem.
mercatoris

4 Add the declension endings to the stem.
Nominative S mercator Genitive mercatoris Dative mercatorī Accusative mercatorem Ablative mercatore Nominative Pl mercatorēs Genitive mercatorum Dative mercatoribus Accusative mercatorēs Ablative mercatoribus

5 Watch out for words with stem changes.
rex, regis m king stem = regis

6 Add the declension endings to the stem.
Nominative S rex Genitive regis Dative regī Accusative regem Ablative rege Nominative Pl regēs Genitive regum Dative regibus Accusative regēs Ablative regibus


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