Nouns
What is a noun?
A noun names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea
What gender are most first declension nouns?
feminine
nauta, nautae
sailor
Deus, Dei
God
What does the Latin preposition "in" mean?
in or on
In Latin, nouns belong to groups or families called what?
Declensions
What gender are most second declension nouns whose endings are us, i?
masculine
Maria, Mariae
Mary
Christus, Christi
Christ
Roma, Romae
Rome
When looking at a noun in Latin, you need to determine GNC. What does GNC stand for?
Gender, Number, Case
What gender are most second declension nouns whose endings are -um, i?
neuter
silva, silvae
amicus, amici
friend
In Latin, prepositions can be followed by which two cases?
accusative and/or ablative
How do you find the stem of a Latin noun?
Go to the genitive singular (second form listed) and drop the ending.
porta, portae
gate or door
bellum, belli
war
What does sum mean?
I am
What are the 5 Latin noun cases?
Nominative (subject)
Genitive (possessive)
Dative (indirect object)
Accusative (direct object)
Ablative (object of the prep)
Where do you usually find the verb in a Latin sentence?
It is usually the last word in the sentence.
Gallia, Galliae
Gaul
caelum, caeli
sky or heaven
because