Grammar Questions
The declension a noun belongs to is determined by the _____________ ending
genitive singular
Fruit
Lamp
House/Home
Bread= pan panis m.
Fruit= fructus -ūs m.
Lamp= lumen luminis m.
House/Home= domus ūs f.
Carpe diem
wide (the adjective)
latus -a -um
Give the 1st Declension endings
a
ae
ae
am
a
ae
arum
is
as
is
How can you know the gender of a 3rd declension noun?
You have to memorize it
Faith/Trust
Fear
Hope
Peace
Faith/Trust= fides fidei f.
Fear= metus ūs m.
Hope= spes spei f.
Peace= pax pacis f.
Head of the World
Caput Mundi
How do you find the stem of a Latin noun?
Give the 3rd Declension M/F endings
-
is
i
em
e
es
um
ibus
es
ibus
The subject of a verb is in the ____ case and the direct object of a verb is in the _____ case.
subject = nominative
direct object = accusative
Soldier
Leader
Army
King
Soldier= miles militis m.
Leader= dux ducis m.
Army= exercitus -ūs m.
King= rex regis m.
King of Kings
Rex Regum
Name the cases
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Give the 3rd Declension Neuter Endings
-
is
i
-
e
a
um
ibus
a
ibus
1st/2nd declension adjectives can modify nouns of which declensions?
1st-5th
Harbor
Lake
River
Sun
Harbor= portus -ūs m.
Lake= lacus -ūs m.
River= flumen fluminis n.
Sun= sol solis m.
nurturing mother
alma mater
Arrival
Cross
Custom
Day
Arrival= adventus -ūs m
Cross= crux crucis f.
Custom= mos moris m.
Day= dies diei m.
Give the 4th Declension endings
us
ūs
ui
um
u
ūs
uum
ibus
ūs
ibus
In Latin, an adjective must agree with its noun in _____, _____, _____, but NOT ______
in gender, number, case but NOT declension
Heart
Face
Hand
Foot
Heart= cor cordis n.
Face= facies faciei f.
Hand= manus -ūs f.
Foot= pes pedis m.
The Senate and People of Rome
Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR)
Law
Name
Spirit
Thing/Matter/Affair/Business
Law= lex legis f.
Name= nomen nominis n.
Spirit= spiritus -ūs m.
Thing/Matter/Affair/Business= res rei f.
Give the 5th Declension endings
es
ei
ei
em
e
es
erum
ebus
es
ebus