Grammar
Give the 5 case names IN ORDER:
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Give the third declension masculine/feminine case endings:
~ -es
-is -um
-i -ibus
-em -es
-e -ibus
voice
vox
new voice
vox nova/ nova vox
How many declensions are there? Name them:
5
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
How to find the stem of a 3rd declension noun:
Drop the -is ending from the genitive
Give the neuter 3rd declension endings:
~ -a
-is -um
-i -ibus
~ -a
-e -ibus
lex
many dogs
multi/ae canes
Nouns that name male or female persons have _____ gender.
Natural
The third declension has all three genders, but the _____ and _____ have identical case endings.
Masculine and feminine
Fully decline canis canis:
canis canes
canis canum
cani canibus
canem canes
cane canibus
heart
cor
new name
novum nomen
In Latin all nouns have either natural or _____ gender.
grammatical
The ____ case form identifies the declension of a noun and gives its stem.
Genitive
Fully decline lumen:
lumen lumina
luminis luminum
lumini luminibus
lumen lumina
lumine luminibus
rivers
flumina
small feet
parvi pedes
Adjectives agree with the noun they modify in _____, _____, and _____, but not ______.
case, number, gender
declension
Give BOTH parts of the neuter rule:
the nominative and accusative case forms are the same
the nom. and acc. pl. end in -a
Give ALL -us -a -um endings:
-us -a -um
-i -ae -i
-o -ae -o
-um -am -um
-o -a -o
-i -ae -a
-orum -arum -orum
-is -is -is
-os -as -a
-is -is -is
suns
soles
wide rivers
lata flumina
Give an example of an English word that retains its Latin plural ending:
answers may vary