Why does domus have masculine forms?

1. What is the plural for domus?
2. Is domus masculine or feminine?
3. Are most 4th declension nouns feminine?
4. Is domus singular or plural?

What is the plural for domus?

In Ancient Rome, the domus (plural domūs, genitive domūs or domī) was the type of town house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras.

Is domus masculine or feminine?

The word domus is normally a feminine, IVth declension noun and hence the adjectives that modify it are feminine. However, sometimes domus appears to take masculine forms in some cases. For example, we have the "Comes Domorum" (the count of the houses), who was the official in charge of the imperial palaces.

Are most 4th declension nouns feminine?

There is one important rule to remember here: fourth declension contains u-stem nouns which are almost all masculine in gender. Fourth Declension. Fourth declension is Latin's u-stem declension in which almost all the nouns are masculine in gender.

Is domus singular or plural?

domus, plural domus, private family residence of modest to palatial proportions, found primarily in ancient Rome and Pompeii. In contrast to the insula (q.v.), or tenement block, which housed numerous families, the domus was a single-family dwelling divided into two main parts, atrium and peristyle.