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What is the fifth latin declension?

The fifth Latin declension consists of the following words for the names of days:

* dies (day)

* meridies (noon, midday)

* pridie (the day before)

* postridie (the day after)

*hodie (today)

* cotidie (every day)

*perendie (the day after tomorrow)

These are all feminine nouns, and their accusative and ablative singular forms are the same. The genitive singular ends in -ī and the dative and ablative forms end in -iē.

For example:

* dies, diem, diēī, diēī, diē

* meridies, diēmerīdiēī, diēmerīdiēī, diēmerīdiē

* pridiē, pridiēī, pridiēī, pridiēī, pridiē

* postridiē, postridiēī, postridiēī, postridiēī, postridiē

* hodiē, hodiernī, hodiēī, hodiernī, hodiernā

* cotidiē, cotidiēī, cotidiēī, cotidiēī, cotidiē

* perendiē, perendiēī, perendiēī, perendiēī, perendiē

The fifth declension is also used to form the names of some Greek gods and goddesses, such as:

* Aurora (the goddess of the dawn)

* Ceres (the goddess of agriculture)

* Diana (the goddess of the hunt)

* Minerva (the goddess of wisdom)

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