Declensions
1st declension nominative
-a singular
-ae plural
What does the nominative case deal with?
subjects
pueri sunt
The boys are.
Who is Julius Caesar?
1st Declension genitive
-ae singular
-arum plural
2nd declension genitive
-i singular
-orum plural
what does the genitive case deal with?
possessives
Iulii filius est Marcus.
King of the Roman gods
Who is Jupiter?
Twin brothers who founded Rome
Who were Romulus and Remus?
2nd Declension accusative masculine
-um singular
-os plural
what does the accusative case deal with?
direct objects
Estne Iulius Iuliae pater?
Is Julius the father of Julia?
the Queen of Carthage who fell in love with Aeneas
Who is Dido?
Roman goddess of battle and wisdom
Who was Minerva?
3rd declension genitive
-is singular
-um plural
what do nouns and adjectives agree on?
case, gender, and number
Quintus Marcum pulsat.
Quintus hits Marcus.
The type of gladiator that carries a net and trident
What is the retiarius?
Aemiliae filia laeta est.
3rd declension accusative neuter
-various singular
-a plural
what do nouns and verbs agree on?
person and number
patris liberi Marcus, Quintus, Iuliaque sunt.
The children of the father are Marcus, Quintus, and Iulia.
the type of gladiator that rode horses
What is the essedarius?
They were slave women who fought as gladiators.
Who were Amazon and Achilla?