4th Declension
manus
| singular | plural | |
| nom. | manus | manus |
| acc. | manum | manus |
| gen. | manus | manuum |
| dat. | manui | manibus |
| abl. | manu | manibus |
domus
| singular | plural | |
| nom. | domus | domus |
| acc. | domum | domus (or domos) |
| gen. | domus | domuum (or domorum) |
| dat. | domui (or domo) | domibus |
| abl. | domo | domibus |
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4th Declension nouns end in –us for both nominative and genitive singular forms.
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The declension may look odd, but it is essentially the same as the 3rd Declension, with a dominant u in the stem which consumes most adjacent vowels put next to it (e.g. nominative plural = manu + es = manus).
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There are only three 4th Declension nouns to learn at GCSE level.
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domus (home) can have the alternative forms domo (dat. sing.), domos (acc. pl.), and domorum (gen. pl.). It also has a locative form domi (at home).
4th Declension Nouns for GCSE
| domus (f.) | home |
| exercitus (m.) | army |
| manus (f.) | hand, band of people |