Expertlatin
Third Conjugation Verbs have the infinitive ending in -ere. (Note the difference from the -ēre of the 2d conjugation).
What are examples of 3rd conjugation verbs?
Examples of its derivatives are circumcision, concise, decide, decision, decisive, excise, excision, incision, incisive, incisor, precise, precision. It should be explained that deponents are unusual Latin verbs that do not have active forms—but sequi, loqui, and nasci are present infinitives, nonetheless.
What are the endings of verbs in Latin third declension?
Third conjugation verbs end in -ere in the infinitive (the second principal part). In the third conjugation, a three-syllable infinitive stresses the first syllable. Our model Latin third conjugation verb below is gero, so its second principal part would be pronounced GE'reh-reh, where the "g" is hard, as in "get".
