Polyphemus Vocab
Frequenter
Frequently
Mater, matris
Mother
What are the three genders of Latin nouns?
M, F, N
How many eyes does Polyphemus have?
One!
Animalia
Animal
Mare
sea
Dux, ducis
Leader
What is the difference between natural and grammatical gender?
Natural regards a person that has gender, whereas grammatical regards an inanimate object.
What is Polyphemus's job?
A Shepherd!
Tranquilla
Tranquil, calm
Monte
mountain
Rex, regis
King
Subtract the genitive singular ending!
Where does Polyphemus live?
On the island Sicily!
Ecce
Behold!
Oves
Sheep
Frater, fratris
Brother
What are the two parts of the neuter rule
nom and acc endings are identical
nom and acc pl is a
Where do Polyphemus's brothers work?
In Mount Aetna
Pulchrae
Beautiful
Vir
man
Soror, sororis
Sister
What are the genitive singular endings for all three declensions?
1st <-- ae
2nd <-- i
3rd <-- is
What does the Cyclops keep in his cave?
Cheese!
Spelunca
Cave