Latin Sayings
Translate: "Carpe diem."
"Seize the day"
How do you know if a noun is in the 3rd Declension?
Genitive Singular is "-is"
The genitive singular of a 4th declension noun always ends in:
"ūs"
The genitive singular of a 5th declension noun always ends in:
"-ei"
Which declension case shows possession?
Genitive.
Translate "Pax Romana"
"Roman Peace"
Translate "lux, lucis" into English
"light"
What gender are most 4th declension nouns?
Masculine
Which gender are most 5th declension nouns?
feminine
In English, what two words show an indirect object
"to" or "for"
Translate "Rex Regum"
"King of Kings"
Usually, if a noun ends in "x" in the nominative singular it is: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Feminine
translate "impetus" into English
(the) attack
Translate "res, rei"
thing, matter, business, etc.
What is the only way to show an indirect object in Latin
Put the indirect object in the dative case.
Translate "Capital of the World"
"Caput Mundi"
Like 1st and 2nd declension neuter nouns, all neuter nouns in the 3rd declension end in ___ in nominative and accusative plural.
"a"
What is one feminine word in the 4th declension?
domus, manus, genu, cornu
What is one masculine noun in the 5th declension?
"dies"
1st/2nd declension nouns can modify nouns in 3rd-5th declensions, because adjective agree with nouns in_____, ______, _____, but not ______:
Gender, number, and case, but not declension
Translate "The Senate and People of Rome"
"Senatus Populusque Romanus" (SPQR)
1) Name 3 third declension nouns with "natural gender" (ie, they are obviously one particular gender)?
dux, frater, pater, mater, miles, rex, soror.
Which word in the 4th declension is at the root of the English word, "genuflect"? What does this root word mean?
"genu, genus" (knee)
Pope Benedict XVI wrote a letter called "Spe Salvi." This means "Saved __ _____"
What kind of verb is never followed by a direct object?
sum, the "to be" verb (am, is, are, etc.)