Valuable Vocab
Give the nom.sg. , meaning, gender, and decl. #:
___________________, rotae:
rota, rotae f. : wheel (1st decl.)
Complete a NEUTER chart for
___________________, plaustrī
plaustrum plaustra
plaustrum plaustra
Mark the following sentence. Be sure to circle the neuter noun(s)!
Dāvus baculum habet.
Davus has a stick.
baculum is a neuter noun
Translate:
Plaustrum onus portat.
The wagon carries a load.
second declension.
Give the nom.sg. , meaning, gender, and decl. #:
___________________, vehiculī:
vehiculum, vehiculī n. : vehicle (2nd decl.)
Complete a NEUTER chart for
___________________, murmuris
murmur murmuris
murmur murmuris
Mark the following sentence. Be sure to circle the neuter noun(s)!
Baculum in vīllā est.
The stick is in the villa.
baculum is a neuter noun.
Translate:
Puerī vēstīgia rotārum in longā viā vident.
The boys see traces of wheels on the long road.
Nouns from this declension are masculine, feminine, or neuter.
third declension.
Give the nom.sg. , meaning, gender, and decl. #:
___________________, cisiī:
cisium, cisiī n. : two-wheeled carriage (2nd decl.)
Complete a NEUTER chart for
___________________, auxiliī
auxilium auxilia
auxilium auxilia
Mark the following sentence. Be sure to circle the neuter noun(s)!
Vestīgia Getae in silvā sunt.
Geta's footsteps (the footsteps of Geta) are in the woods.
Translate:
Ubi cisium praetertit, nūbēs pulverum appāret.
When the two wheeled carriage passes by, a cloud of dust appears.
How do we know if a noun is neuter?
We know a noun is neuter if the nominative and accusative cases (and vocative) change form.
Give the nom.sg. , meaning, gender, and decl. #:
___________________, perīculī:
perīculum, perīculī n. : danger (2nd decl.)
Complete a NEUTER chart for
___________________, itineris
iter itinera
iter itinera
Mark the following sentence. Be sure to circle the neuter noun(s)!
Geta in rāmīs arboris sedet.
Geta sits in the branches of the tree (the trees branches).
Translate:
Tardum vehiculum praeterīre exspectant.
They wait for the the slow vehicle to go by.
Give the nom.sg. , meaning, gender, and decl. #:
___________________, vestigiī:
vestigium, vestigiī n. : trace, footstep, track (2nd decl)
Complete a NEUTER chart for
___________________, oneris
onus onera
onus onera
Mark the following sentence. Be sure to circle the neuter noun(s)!
Vestīgia Getae inveniunt.
They discover the Geta's footsteps (the footsteps of Geta).
vestīgia is a neuter noun.
Translate:
Equī celerī cisia trahunt, et bovēs tardī plaustra trahunt.
Fast horses drag two wheeled carriages, and slow cows drag wagons.
Label the components of the following dictionary entry:
tardus, tarda, tardum : late, slow
nom.sg.m. , nom.sg.f. , nom.sg.n.