4 th Declension 4 th Declension Less common

4 th Declension

4 th Declension: • Less common • Most are masculine (but there a few feminine) manus & domus • Very few neuter 4 ths, they end in –ū

4 th Declension Endings: M/F N -us -ū -ua -ūs -uum -uī -ibus -ū -ibus -um -ūs -ū -ua -ū -ibus

4 th Declension Frūctus, -ūs, m. Cornū, -ūs, n. Frūctus Frūctūs Cornū Cornua Frūctūs Frūctuum Cornūs Cornuum Frūctuī Frūctibus Cornū Cornibus Frūctum Frūctūs Cornū Cornua Frūctū Frūctibus Cornū Cornibus

DRILL TIME! (Translate) 1. Manuī 2. Manus 3. Manuum 4. Manū 5. Manūs 6. Fructibus 7. Fructum 8. Fructūs 9. Fructuum 10. Fructū 11. Senatūs (sg. ) 12. Senatuī to/for the hand The hand Of the hands By the hand Of the hand To/for/by/with the fruits The fruit (D. O. ) Of the fruits By/with the fruit Of the senate To/for the senate

MORE DRILL What gender predominates the 4 th Declension? masculine Explain the difference between the Ablative of Place from Which and the ablative of Separation. Place from Which uses a preposition and always involves a verb of active motion Separation does not need a preposition and is used with verbs that contain the idea of separation in their definition (eg. careo, prohibeo, libero).