Third Declension Nick Mandala The Third Declension In
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Third Declension Nick Mandala
The Third Declension Ø Ø In Latin, the third declension consists of all genders of nouns. There are three genders. 1. Masculine 2. Feminine 3. Neuter When declining third declension nouns, the endings of the genders may differ. l For example, the endings of a third declension masculine noun will differ from those of a third declension neuter noun. Ø When declining nouns, a word keeps its root, but the ending changes with the case. l For example, arbor (a/the tree) and arborem are the same word, but since they belong to different cases, the endings are different. Ø
The Cases When declining a noun, the endings change because of the cases. Ø There are six main cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative and ablative. Ø l l l Ø Nominative: used when the noun is a subject. Genitive: used when the noun shows possession. Dative: used when the noun is a indirect object. Accusative: used when the noun is a direct object. Vocative: used when a noun is used in a quote. Ablative: used when a preposition comes before. These cases are the baisis for declining nouns.
Feminine Endings Cases Singular Nom. No ending Plural es Gen. is um Dat. i ibus Acc. em es Voc. No ending es Abl. e ibus
Example Ø This is how you decline the noun uxor, which means wife. Cases Singular Nom. uxor Plural uxores Gen. uxoris uxorum Dat. uxoribus Acc. uxorem uxores Voc. uxores Abl. uxore uxoribus
Masculine Endings Cases Singular Plural Nom. No ending es Gen. is um Dat. i ibus Acc. em es Voc. No ending es Abl. e ibus
Example Ø This is how you decline the noun canis, which means dog. Cases Nom. Gen. Singular canis Plural canes canum Dat. Acc. canem cane canibus canes Voc. Abl. canis cane canibus
Neuter Endings Cases Singular Nom. No ending Plural a Gen. is um Dat. i ibus Acc. No ending a Voc. No ending a Abl. e ibus
Example Ø This is how u decline the noun means city. Cases Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Voc. Abl. Singular urbs urbi urbs urbe Plural urba urbum urbibus urba urbibus urbs, which
End Now you know the Latin third declension!
