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2 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” System
3 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE
4 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word)
5 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word) GENITIVE
6 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word) GENITIVE = Possession/Description = ‘s / of
7 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word) GENITIVE = Possession/Description = ‘s / of DATIVE
8 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word) GENITIVE = Possession/Description = ‘s / of DATIVE = Personal Interest (Indir. Obj.) = to or for
9 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word) GENITIVE = Possession/Description = ‘s / of DATIVE = Personal Interest (Indir. Obj.) = to or for ACCUSATIVE
10 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word) GENITIVE = Possession/Description = ‘s / of DATIVE = Personal Interest (Indir. Obj.) = to or for ACCUSATIVE = Direct Object (translate with original meaning)
11 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word) GENITIVE = Possession/Description = ‘s / of DATIVE = Personal Interest (Indir. Obj.) = to or for ACCUSATIVE = Direct Object (translate with original meaning) ABLATIVE
12 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word) GENITIVE = Possession/Description = ‘s / of DATIVE = Personal Interest (Indir. Obj.) = to or for ACCUSATIVE = Direct Object (translate with original meaning) ABLATIVE = Obj. of var. preps. (in / at / with / by / from...)
13 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS The “Case” SystemNOMINATIVE = Subject (translate as original vocabulary word) GENITIVE = Possession/Description = ‘s / of DATIVE = Personal Interest (Indir. Obj.) = to or for ACCUSATIVE = Direct Object (translate with original meaning) ABLATIVE = Obj. of var. preps. (in / at / with / by / from...)
14 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS1st Decl. FEMININE* Examples: (terra) Singular NOMINATIVE GENITIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE ABLATIVE Plural -a -ae -ae -am -ā -ae -ārum -īs -ās -īs * This gender occurs predominately within this declension.
15 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS1st Decl. 2nd Decl. FEMININE* MASCULINE Examples: (terra) (amicus) Singular NOMINATIVE GENITIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE ABLATIVE Plural -a -us -ae -ī -ae -ō -am -um -ā -ō -ae -ī -ārum -ōrum -īs -īs -ās -ōs -īs -īs * This gender occurs predominately within this declension.
16 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS1st Decl. 2nd Decl. FEMININE* MASCULINE NEUTER Examples: (terra) (amicus) (bellum) Singular NOMINATIVE GENITIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE ABLATIVE Plural -a -us -um -ae -ī -ī -ae -ō -ō -am -um -um -ā -ō -ō -ae -ī -a -ārum -ōrum -ōrum -īs -īs -īs -ās -ōs -a -īs -īs -īs * This gender occurs predominately within this declension.
17 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS1st Decl. 2nd Decl. 3rd Decl. FEMININE* MASCULINE NEUTER MASC./FEM. Examples: (terra) (amicus) (bellum) (lex, legis) Singular NOMINATIVE GENITIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE ABLATIVE Plural -a -us -um — -ae -ī -ī -is -ae -ō -ō -ī -am -um -um -em -ā -ō -ō -e -ae -ī -a -ēs -ārum -ōrum -ōrum -um -īs -īs -īs -ibus -ās -ōs -a -ēs -īs -īs -īs -ibus * This gender occurs predominately within this declension.
18 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS1st Decl. 2nd Decl. 3rd Decl. FEMININE* MASCULINE NEUTER MASC./FEM. NEUTER Examples: (terra) (amicus) (bellum) (lex, legis) (flumen, fluminis) Singular NOMINATIVE GENITIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE ABLATIVE Plural -a -us -um — — -ae -ī -ī -is -is -ae -ō -ō -ī -ī -am -um -um -em — -ā -ō -ō -e -e -ae -ī -a -ēs -a -ārum -ōrum -ōrum -um -um -īs -īs -īs -ibus -ibus -ās -ōs -a -ēs -a -īs -īs -īs -ibus -ibus * This gender occurs predominately within this declension.
19 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS1st Decl. 2nd Decl. 3rd Decl. 4th Decl. FEMININE* MASCULINE NEUTER MASC./FEM. NEUTER MASCULINE* Examples: (terra) (amicus) (bellum) (lex, legis) (flumen, fluminis) (portus, -us) Singular NOMINATIVE GENITIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE ABLATIVE Plural -a -us -um — — -us -ae -ī -ī -is -is -ūs -ae -ō -ō -ī -ī -uī -am -um -um -em — -ūm -ā -ō -ō -e -e -ū -ae -ī -a -ēs -a -ūs -ārum -ōrum -ōrum -um -um -uum -īs -īs -īs -ibus -ibus -ibus -ās -ōs -a -ēs -a -ūs -īs -īs -īs -ibus -ibus -ibus * This gender occurs predominately within this declension.
20 LATIN NOUN DECLENSIONS1st Decl. 2nd Decl. 3rd Decl. 4th Decl. 5th Decl. FEMININE* MASCULINE NEUTER MASC./FEM. NEUTER MASCULINE* FEMININE* Examples: (terra) (amicus) (bellum) (lex, legis) (flumen, fluminis) (portus, -us) (res) Singular NOMINATIVE GENITIVE DATIVE ACCUSATIVE ABLATIVE Plural -a -us -um — — -us -ēs -ae -ī -ī -is -is -ūs -eī -ae -ō -ō -ī -ī -uī -eī -am -um -um -em — -ūm -em -ā -ō -ō -e -e -ū -ē -ae -ī -a -ēs -a -ūs -ēs -ārum -ōrum -ōrum -um -um -uum -ērum -īs -īs -īs -ibus -ibus -ibus -ēbus -ās -ōs -a -ēs -a -ūs -ēs -īs -īs -īs -ibus -ibus -ibus -ēbus * This gender occurs predominately within this declension.