Gender
Gender of cor, caput, funus, and animal?
Neuter
One of these is a misfit based on gender: virtus, lex, vultus, caedes.
Virtus is masculine. The others are feminine.
Genitive singular of natus?
nati, masculine, meaning son.
capita
caput, capitis, n., head
Make lex genitive singular
legis
Gender of carmen, agmen, and certamen?
All neuter! You can tell by the -men suffix.
Nouns in -men, -l, or -r are always neuter in Latin.
One of these is a misfit based on meaning:
pater, mater, custos, miles, nobilitas
Nobilitas is the only abstract noun // all the others refer to people.
Genitive singular of munus?
Muneris, neuter, duty/gift/task/offering.
orationibus
oratio, orationis, f. - speech
Make nobilitas dative singular
nobilitati
Gender of caedes?
Feminine.
One of these is a misfit based on declension:
funus, vultus, animal, lex, munus
Vultus is the only fourth declension noun
Genitive singular of funus?
funeris, n., funeral
funerum
funus, funeris, n. - funeral
Make dux accusative plural
duces
Gender of oratio?
Nouns in -tio are often abstract nouns that are feminine. Oratio is no exceptio! (Get it?)
One of these is a misfit based on meaning:
arbor, mare, unda, cor, mons
Cor is the misfit; it means heart. The others are all natural-world words.
Genitive singular of vultus?
vultus, masc., face
fines
finis, finis, m. - end/limit (pl. fines, finum = territory)
Make animal nominative plural
animalia
(also acceptable for now, although technically incorrect: "animala")
Names of Cities, Countries, Plants, Trees, and Gems, of many Animals (especially Birds), and of most abstract Qualities, are __________.
Feminine.
One of these is a misfit based on part of speech:
duco, dux, ducere, ductus
Dux is the only noun. It means "leader." The others are principal parts from the verb duco, to lead.
Genitive singular of manus?
manUs, fem., hand
custodibus
custos, custodis, m/f., guard
Make mons genitive plural
montum