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Pugillārēs - Writing Tablets

Declension of the Latin Noun Pugillārēs

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pugillares, -ium, m. pl. writing tablets

Declension: Pugillārēs is a Latin noun of the third declension. It is called an i-stem. You can see the "i" in the genitive. Pugillārēs' gender is masculine. It is a plural noun.

Example and Tip:

Pliny's ghost story uses the noun in the form pugillares. Determine which case it could be in by running through the paradigm in your mind or by consulting the paradigm below. Note the macrons appear in this paradigm. There are no macrons in Rose William's version of Pliny's haunted house story. In this case, you may need to look for other clues to determine which part of speech it is in because there are two possibilities.

Full Declension

CASE
Plural
Nom. pugillārēs
Gen. pugillārium
Dat. pugillāribus
Acc. pugillārēs
Abl. pugillāribus

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