In the other cases the stem assumes the form niv- and it adds i in the genitive plural.Į. In nix, nivis the nominative retains a g from the original stem, the g uniting with s, the nominative ending, to form x. In iter, itineris (n.), iecur, iecinoris ( iecoris) (n.), supellēx, supellēctilis (f.), the nominative has been formed from a shorter stem in senex, senis, from a longer so that these words show a combination of forms from two distinct stems.ĭ. There are exceptions, but guessing those is a good starting place.
Likewise, a noun ending in -us in the nominative singular is likely Second Declension masculine. A good bet for a Latin noun whose nominative singular ends in -a is that it is a feminine noun of the First Declension. Here are the genitive singular endings for the different declensions: FIRST: -ae. This ending tells you which declension it belongs to. You look at the noun’s genitive singular form and see what ending it has. In Iŏv- (= Ζεύς) the diphthong ( ou) becomes ū in Iū-piter (for -păter), genitive Iŏvis, etc. Understanding Latins Third Declension Cases and Endings. It is actually super easy to identify the declension of a Latin noun. Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural. In nāv- ( nau-) an i is added ( nāvis, -is), and it is declined like turris ( § 67). Endings 1stDeclension 2ndDeclension 3rdDeclension 4thDeclension 5thDeclension. The present webpage is compiled for an introductory Latin course at the Chinese University of Hong Kong by. In the stem bov- ( bou-) the diphthong ou becomes ō in the nominative ( bōs, bŏvi). And here's a fourth-declension neuter noun, cornu, corns, one of the very few attested in Latin, fully declined: cornu, corns, cornu, cornu, cornu cornua, cornuum, cornibus, cornua, cornibus. Two vowel-stems in ū-, grū- and sū-, which follow the 3rd declension, add s in the nominative, and are inflected like mute stems: grūs has also a nominative gruis, sūs has both suibus and sū̆bus, grūs has only gruibus.ī. Here are the endings for the neuter:- u, -us, -u, -u, -u (I just love saying those) -ua, -uum, -ibus, -ua, -ibus. In many nouns the stem is irregularly modified in the nominative or other cases.
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