Case by Case
1st Declension
2nd Declension
Verbs verbs verbs!
Anything goes!
100

Nominative

Subject

100

glory/fame

gloria, gloriae

100

Christus, Christi

Christ

100

videt

he/she/it sees

100

et

and

200

Accusative

Direct Object

200

Rome

Roma, Romae

200

gladius, gladii

sword

200

laudant

they praise

200

Deus, Dei

God

300

Indirect Object

Dative

300

gate

porta, portae

300

son

filius, filii

300

they see

vident

300

What gender are most 1st declension nouns?

Feminine

400

Object of the Preposition

Ablative

400

way/road

via, viae

400

master/Lord

dominus, domini

400

he/she/it praises

laudat

400
a Gaul

Gallus, Galli

500

Possesive

Genitive

500

Forest

silva, silvae

500

world

mundus, mundi

500
They pray

orant

500

What is the natural gender rule?

Most nouns are determined by their ending except when a noun has a traditional gender like nauta, nautae.