Latin Sayings
before the war
ante bellum
1st Declension
Singular: a, ae, ae, am, a
Plural: ae, arum, is, as, is
bellum -i n.
war
Christ
Christus -i. m.
The four attributes of nouns are
declension, gender, number, case
Eternal Rome
Roma Aeterna
2nd Declension
Singular: us, i, o, um, o
Plural: i, orum, is, os, is
metus -us m.
fear
hand
manus -us f.
The five cases of nouns are
nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative
In the Year of Our Lord
Anno Domini (A.D.)
3rd Declension
Singular: --, is, i, em, e
Plural: es, um, ibus, es, ibus
spes spei f.
hope
peace
pax pacis f.
The declension a noun belongs to is determined by the ____ ____ ending.
genitive singular
nurturing mother
alma mater
4th Declension
Singular: us, us, ui, um, u
Plural: us, uum, ibus, us, ibus
dux ducis m.
leader
first
primus -a -um
How do you find the stem of a Latin noun?
Drop the genitive singular ending
The Roman Peace
Pax Romana
5th Declension
Singular: es, ei, ei, em, e
Plural: es, erum, ebus, es, ebus
oppidum -i n.
town
head
caput capitis n.
All neuter nouns obey the neuter rule:
The nom. and acc. case forms are the same
The nom. and acc. plural case ending is -a