terra
Rome
roma
decline "roma"
nominative singular
roma
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decline roma
dative plural & accusative plural
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romis & romas
derivative: a high tableland is called a...
mesa
poet
poeta
Italy
Italia
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decline "roma"
genitive singular & dative singular
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romae & romae
decline "roma"
ablative plural
romis
"Eternal Rome" in Latin
Roma Aeterna
farmer
agricola
sailor
nauta
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decline "roma"
accusative singular & ablative singular
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romam & roma
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What is natural gender?
What is grammatical gender?
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natural gender describes nouns that name male or female persons (answers may vary)
grammatical gender describes nouns that name non-living things and are based on endings (answers may vary)
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1st declension nouns are usually what gender?
What are the three exceptions and why?
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feminine
poeta, nauta, & agricola because they are occupations/jobs
queen
regina
Mary
Maria
decline "roma"
nominative plural
romae
If the genitive singular of a noun ends in _____, the noun is in the first declension
give the declension, gender, number, & translation of poetae (nominative case)
1st declension, masculine, plural, the poets
girl
puella
table
mensa
decline "roma"
genitive plural
romarum
The four attributes of nouns are:
declension, gender, case, & number
give the declension, gender, number, & Latin translation of "queens" in the nominative case
1st declension, feminine, plural, reginae