Latin Vocabulary
Porta, portae
Gate
Land
terra, terrae
Gen, S ending – 1st Decl
ae
Nautae non vident.
The sailors do not see.
Name the Genders in Latin
Masculine, Feminine, Neuter
Filius, filiī
Son
Sword
gladius, gladiī
Acc, S ending – 2nd Decl
um
God sees the earth.
Deus terram videt.
The stem is found by
Dropping the Gen, S ending
Caelum, caelī
Sky, heaven
Law
lēx, lēgis
Gen, P ending – 3rd Decl, N
um
Amīcō gladium dedit.
He gave the sword to a friend.
The number of declensions in Latin
5
Dux, ducis
Leader
Journey
iter, itineris
Abl, P ending – 3rd Decl, N
ibus
They praise the laws of the tribe.
Legēs gentis laudant.
All Masc. & Fem. Nouns of 3rd Decl are declined like lex except
Nouns whose stem ends in two consonants or nouns that have the same number of syllables in the genitive singular as in the nominative singular (Nouns with -ium in the genitive plural like pars)
Metus, metūs
Fear
They conquered
vīcērunt
Gen, P ending- 4th Decl.
uum
Chrīstiānī autem amīcī Christi erant.
The Christians however were the friends of Christ.
The Gen, S ending of the Five Declensions
ae, ī, is, ūs, eī