Vocabulary
river
flumen,fluminis n.
2nd declension us nouns are usually
masculine
Decline caput
caput, capitis, capiti, caput, capite, capita, capitum, capitibus, capita, capitibus
alma mater
nurturing mother
head
caput capitis
law
lex legis f
The genitive singular of a 3rd declension noun always ends in
is
Decline lumen
lumen, luminis, lumini, lumen, lumine, lumina, luminum, luminibus, lumina, luminibus
I am a Roman Citizen
Civis Romanus sum.
heart
cor cordis n
dog
canis canis m. or f.
How do you find the stem of a Latin noun?
drop the genitive singular ending
Decline pax
pax, pacis, paci, pacem, pace, paces, pacum, pacibus, paces, pacibus
The Roman Peace
Pax Romana
lamp
lumen luminis n.
sister
soror sororis f
Definition of an adjective
modifies a noun, pronoun
Decline rex
rex, regis, regi, regem, rege, reges, regum, regibus, reges, regibus
The four seasons of the year
Quattuor anni tempora
name
nomen, nominis n.
custom
mos moris m
2nd declension um nouns are always
neuter
Decline flumen
flumen, fluminis, flumini, flumen, flumine, flumina, fluminum, fluminibus, flumina, fluminibus
Head of the World
Caput Mundi
voice
vox, vocis f.