Suffixes -final S is dropped - examples where the final S is dropped
In some substantives the case-ending S is dropped, especially in COMPOUND WORDS where the last member is derived from the root of a verb.
e.g.
TUB-AE - trumpet
CAN - to sound
gives us TUBICEN - 'the one who sounds a trumpet', id est, a trumpeter.
e.g.
TUB-AE - trumpet
CAN - to sound
gives us TUBICEN - 'the one who sounds a trumpet', id est, a trumpeter.





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