94 Accidence [§§ 202-3 u-declension (nom. masc. and fern. Lat. -us, Gr. -us, ace. *usi, -uf; neut. nom. ace. -ū, -u, -«). § 202. a. Masculines and Feminines. SING. Nom. sunus (masc.), son handus (fern.), hand Voc. Ace. sunu handu Gen. sunáus handáus Dat. sunáu hanđáu PLUR. Nom. sunjas hanđjus Ace. sununs hanđuns Gen. suniwē handiwē Dat. sunum handum NOTE.—The above are the regular endings, but in a few instances the singular áu- and u-endings have been confused by later scribes, e.g. nom. sunáus beside sunus, dat. sunu beside sunáu, voc. sunáu (frequently) beside sunu. The prim. Germ, forms of sunus were: Sing. nom. *sunuz, ace. *sunun, voc. *sunu and *sunau(-= Indg. -ou, cp. Lith. sūnau), gen. 'sunauz ( = Indg. -eūs, ous, cp. Lith. sunáus), dat. *sunēu (originally loc.); PI. nom. *suniwiz ( = Indg. -ewes, cp. Gr. Ionic πήχεε? from *πηχε/^ϊ, fore-arms); ace. "sununz, gen. *suniwon (= Indg. •ewðm, cp. Gr. πήχεωμ from *πήχε/:ωΐ'), dat. 'sunurniz, from which the Gothic forms are all regularly developed except the -ē in the gen. plural, see § 179. The fluctuation between sunu and sunáu in the voc. sing, may be due to the old double forms. In the nom. pi. *suniwiz became *suniuz and then sunjus (§ 150 note). § 203. Similarly are declined the following masculine nouns and a few others: áirus, messenger; asilus, ass; dáuþus, death ; faírruus, world; fōtus, foot ; hūhrus, hunger; haírus, sword; hliftus, thief; ibnassus, evenness; kustus, test; liþus,/2>«6; luftus,a;r; lustus, desire; magus,