This third Declension, with many endings, hath all Genders, best known by dividing all Nounes hereto belonging into such as either increase one syllable long or short in the Geni∣•…•…ive, or increase not at all.
Such as increase not in the Genitive are ge∣nerally Feminin, as Nubes nubis, Caro carnis.
Except such as end in er, as hic venter ventris, and these in is following, natalis, aqualis, lienis, •…•…rbis, callis, caulis, collis, follis, mensis, ensis, fustis, funis, panis, penis, crinis, ignis, cassis, fascis, to•…•…is, •…•…iscis, unguis, vermis, vectis, postis, a•…•…is, and the Compounds of assis, as centussis.
But Canalis, finis, clunis, restis, sentis, amnis, cor∣•…•…is, linter, torquis, anguis, hic or haec; To these add •…•…epres.
Such as end in e are Neuters, as mare, rete, and two Greek in es, as hippomanes, cacoëthes.
Nounes encreasing Long.
Nounes encreasing one syllable long in the Genitive are generally Feminin, as haec pietas pietatis, virtus virtutis.
Except such as end in ans Masculin, as do∣drans, quadrans, sextans; in ens, as oriens, torrens, bidens a pick-axe.
In or, most commonly deriv'd of Verbs, as •…•…or, clamor; In o, not thence deriv'd, as ternio, senio, ser•…•…o, temo, and the like.
And these of one syllable, sal, sol, ren, splen, as, bes, pes, mos, flos, ros, dens, mons, pons, sons, grex.
And words deriv'd from the Greek in e•…•…, as lichen; in er, as crater; in as, as adamas; in es, as lebes; to these, hydrops, thorax, phaenix.
But scrobs, rudens, stirps the body or root of a tree, and calx a heel, hic or haec.