TRIFECTA
NOUNS
IDENTIFY THE DECLENSION
VOCABULARY I
VOCABULARY 2
ALEXANDRIA I
ALEXANDRIA II
ALEXANDRIA III
100
What are the THREE parts of the TRIFECTA of Latin nouns?
Nominative, Genitive, Gender
100
In Latin, ALL ACCUSATIVE SINGULARS end in what letter?
M
100
latro, latronis
3rd
100
PRINCIPAL PARTS: to approach
appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquare [+dative!]
100
TRANSLATE: Graeci impetum fecerunt.
The Greeks made an attack.
100
Who founded the city and when?
Alexander the Great in 331 B.C.E.
100
What was the Pharos?
the lighthouse in the Great Harbor
100
As Alexandria was a very cosmopolitan city with many nationalities represented, list 5 prominent ones in evidence.
Jews, Syrians, Africans, Egyptians, Romans, Indians, Greeks
200
Why is the NOMINATIVE form important?
Starts the declension pattern and is the form to look up in the dictionary.
200
In Latin what two case in the PLURAL are always indentical within a declension?
Dative & Ablative
200
gemma, gemmae
1st
200
The Latin word for WELL
Bene
200
TRANSLATE: Nos multitudini Aegyptiorum resistebamus.
We were resisting the crowd of Egyptians.
200
What increased the fertility of the land in this area?
the annual flooding of the Nile River
200
Describe the layout of the city of Alexandria as designed by the architect.
a grid system 
200
What was the Museum?
the university in Alexandria, famous for its library
300
Why is the GENDER of a noun important to know when declining a Latin noun?
The gender can change the stem and the ending used, especially for neuters in 3rd declension.
300
How can you tell a 2nd declension MASCULINE from a NEUTER?
Masculine nouns have a -US in the Nominative Case. Neuters have a -UM.
300
negotium, negotii
2nd
300
The Latin word for SERIOUSLY, HEAVILY
graviter
300
TRANSLATE: quondam ad portum Alexandriae pervēnimus
One day we arrived at the harbor of Alexandria.
300
To what dynasty did Cleopatra belong?
Ptolemaic, descendant of General Ptolemy, one of Alexander's generals
300
What was notable about Canopus Street?
It was the main street of Alexandria and was 100 feet wide.
300
Who wrote his famous Geometry book, Elements, at Alexandria?
Euclid
400
Why is the GENITIVE important for declining a Latin noun? [2 things]
It provides the stem for declining the remainder of the noun in the declension pattern. It also indicates the declension of the noun.
400
If a Latin noun endings in -MEN, what TWO things are given?
It is a 3rd declension Neuter, and its Genitive ends in -MINIS
400
psittacus, psittaci
2nd
400
TRANSLATE: itaque
and so, therefore
400
TRANSLATE: in maxima insula erat aedificium notissimum.
On the very large island there was a very famous building.
400
Why was Alexandria referred to as the "Crossroads of the World"?
All land and sea trade routes crossed through his city
400
In what area of the city were the palace, administrative offices, and several temples located?
In the Royal Quarter, located near the Great Harbor.
400
What theory did Aristarchus discover at Alexandria?
A Heliocentric Model of the universe with the Earth circling the Sun.
500
How many GENITIVE singular endings are there in Latin?
5
500
What are the 2 GOLDEN RULES OF NEUTERS?
Nominative and Accusative forms are always the same. The neuter Nominative and Accusative plural forms always end in -A.
500
impetus, impetūs
4th
500
TRANSLATE: sine animō
without spirit, without a soul
500
TRANSLATE: puer in via apud multitudines Syriorum Graecorumque exanimatus iacebat.
In the street the boy was lying unconscious amongst the crowds of Syrians and Egyptians.
500
Give 4 reasons merchants and businessmen were attracted to the city.
safe harbor for boats, large number of dock workers, huge warehouses, and a busy market
500
What was the Caesareum? Why is its history notable?
It was a shrine begun by Cleopatra in honor of Marc Antony, but taken over by Augustus and then dedicated to himself.
500
What are where are Cleopatra's Needles?
They are two granite obelisks that once stood outside of the Caesareum, which now stand in London and in Central Park in NYC.