Noun Endings
4th Declension Singular Endings
us, us, ui, um, u
Adventus -us m
Arrival
Explain natural gender
If a noun refers to a person of a specific gender, the noun will be of that gender regardless of the typical gender rule for that declension
Agricola
Farmer
Bella
Wars
4th Declension Plural endings
Us, uum, ibus, us, ibus
Exercitus -us m
Army
Nouns and Adjectives agree in:
Gender, number, and case, but not declension
Table
Mensa
Poeta Bonus
A good poet
3rd Declension Feminine and Masculine Endings
-, is, i, em, e, es, um, ibus, es, ibus
Dictionary form of fear
Metus -us m
The 3rd Declension Neuter Rule
Nominative and Accusative forms are the same
and in the plural they are -a
Gift (dictionary form)
Donum -i n.
Parvus senatus
The small senate
3rd Declension Neuter Endings
-, is, i, -, e, a, um, ibus, a, ibus
Dictionary form of Harbor and Lake
Portus -us m
Lacus -us m
The 5 Declension rules
NG, 1DF, 2D us M and um N, 3D memorize, 4DM
lamp, river, brother
lumen, flumen, frater
Good voices
Voces bonae
2nd Declension Masculine and Neuter Endings
us, i, o, um, o, i, orum, is, os, is
um, i , o, um, o, a, orum, is, a, is
Which two vocabulary words from this lesson are feminine and what do they mean?
Manus - Hand
Domus - House
The genitive endings by which each declension is recognized
1st D - ae 2nd D - i
3rd D - is 4th D - us
Head, heart, hand (dictionary forms)
Caput capitis n.
Cor cordis n.
Manus -us f.
Large fruits
Magni fructus