Vocabulary
foot
pes pedis m.
How can you know the gender of a 3rd declension noun?
You have to memorize it
Decline head
Caput Capita
Capitis Capitum
Capiti Capitibus
Caput Capita
Capite Capitibus
holy name
nomen sanctum
Nurturing Mother
alma mater
cross
crux crucis f.
The subject of a verb is in which case?
nominative
Decline custom
Mos mores
Moris morum
Mori moribus
Morem mores
More moribus
Multa regna Romam oppugnaverant
Many kingdoms had attacked Rome
A handle is to the hand what a _______________ is to the foot.
pedal
brother
frater fratris m.
The direct object of a verb is in which case?
accusative
Decline light
Lux Luces
Lucis Lucum
Luci Lucibus
Lucem Luces
Luce Lucibus
Pater tres puellas juvabit
Father will help the three girls
Head of the World
Caput Mundi
name
nomen nominis n.
Why is the genitive case used to classify a noun's declension instead of the nominative case?
The nominative singular case ending is variable.
Decline lamp
Lumen Lumina
Luminis Luminum
Lumini Luminibus
Lumen Lumina
Lumine Luminibus
good voices
voces bonae
I want to _________________ Carla to be captain of the volleyball team.
nominate
bread
panis panis m.
What is the neuter rule?
The nominative and accusative case forms are identical.
The nominative and accusative plural case ending is -a.
Decline sun
Sol Soles
Solis Solum
Soli Solibus
Solem Soles
Sole Solibus
Laudant reginas bonas
They praise the good queens.
The Roman Peace
Pax Romana