Latin Nouns
Latin nouns are divided into five declensions, each with distinct case endings. They vary by:
- Case: Nominative, Vocative, Accusative, Genitive, Dative, Ablative, and sometimes Locative.
- Number: Singular and Plural.
- Gender: Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter.
Each declension has characteristic Genitive singular endings:
- 1st Declension: -ae (e.g., puellae – “of the girl”)
- 2nd Declension: -ī (e.g., servī – “of the slave”)
- 3rd Declension: -is (e.g., cīvis – “of the citizen”)
- 4th Declension: -ūs (e.g., manūs – “of the hand”)
- 5th Declension: -ēī (e.g., rēī – “of the thing”)
Case endings indicate each noun’s function (subject, object, possession, etc.) within a sentence.
Practice Exercises
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