where did the multiple declension series within gender in Latin come from were some declensions old supernumerary genders that got folded into m/f/n?
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Definitely not. From high school, I remember the fourth as military terms but could be wrong. Anyway: https://latin.stackexchange.com/questions/4212/why-does-latin-have-five-different-noun-declensions … https://classics.osu.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/latin-program … https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.memoriapress.com/wp-content/uploads/LC1-Conjugations-and-Declensions-File.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiX_dbtnofnAhUDuZ4KHa8yAHoQFjAIegQIDhAg&usg=AOvVaw2NU-eVrtYHdUmTdVFImxaG … http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/latin/stage-1-latin/lessons/lesson-11-fourth-and-fifth-declension-nouns-days-of-the-week/ …
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Replying to @RushTheHouse @eigenrobot
Oh, and bear in mind the genders are not absolute. poeta, nauta, agricola, are first (feminine) declension but are poet, sailor, farmer. Insula is island and also first but considered neuter.
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Oh these are wonderful. Thank you!
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