Latin 3rd declension endings (masculine/feminine)

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LYRICS:
[blank]
-is
-ī
-em
-e

-ēs
-um
-ibus
-ēs
-ibus

The [blank] stands in for whatever the nominative of the noun is, whatever is given.

[blank]
-is
-ī
-em
-e

-ēs
-um
-ibus
-ēs
-ibus

The [blank] stands in for whatever the nominative may be. Here are some examples for you to see of how different the nominatives of the 3rd declension can be:
rex, regis, m. – king
urbs, urbis, f. – city
miles, militis, m. – soldier
arbor, arboris, f. – tree
veritas, veritatis, f. – truth

Pay attention also to how the stem changes for 3rd declension nouns. Look at the genitive. That gives you the stem.

The 3rd declension is by far the most common declension in Latin. In other words, the majority of nouns are 3rd declension.

It's helpful that the masculine and feminine have the same endings. That's nice.

and -ibus is a nice sort of change up from -īs.

It's also somewhat helpful, I suppose, in terms of knowing the endings, that -ēs is both the nominative and accusative plural ending. It can be a little trickier in context, then, to know what case you're dealing with,

e.g.
militēs [NOM] fortēs sunt = the soldiers are brave
militēs [ACC] timeō = I fear the soldiers

...but you know what they say:
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-is
-ī
-em
-e

-ēs
-um
-ibus
-ēs
-ibus

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