Third Declension Nouns Third Declension Nouns base or

Third Declension Nouns

Third Declension Nouns �“base” or “stem” of a noun- the part of the noun you add endings to ◦ Puella: base puell◦ Ager, agri: base agr- �Third declension nouns have no set nominative form- it could look like anything! �To find the base, you need to look to the genitive

Third Declension Nouns Mater, matris (f. ) mother matr- is the base you need to add endings to

Third Declension Endings (M/F only) Singular Nominative Genitive -is Dative -i Accusative -em Ablative -e Vocative - Plural -es -um -ibus -es

Third Declension Endings (M/F only) Singular Nominative Mater Genitive Matris Dative Matri Accusative Matrem Ablative Matre Vocative mater Plural Matres Matrum Matribus Matres Matribus matres

WORD DEFINITION DERIVATIVE Amor, amoris (m. ) Frater, fratris (m. ) Mater, matris (f. ) Nepos, nepotis (m/f) Pater, patris (m. ) Rex, regis (m. ) Soror, sororis (f. ) Love Brother Mother Grandchild Father King Sister Carus, -a, -um Idoneus, -a, -um Notus, -a, -um Propinquus, -a, -um Vicinus, -a, -um Dear Suitable Known, well-known Near (relative) Neighboring (neighbor)

Soror propinqua notus Idoneus vicinus pater Frater nepos amor Carus rex mater

ID case/number, translate (all options): 1. Matres 2. Patribus 3. Regem 4. Fratris 5. Sororum 6. Nepoti 7. Amore 8. Mater 9. Fratrum 10. sororis

Give the following forms: 1. Dative singular: puella, puer, frater 2. Nominative plural: filia, filius, nepos 3. Accusative singular: regina, regnum, rex 4. Genitive plural: agricola, ager, pater 5. Ablative plural: provincia, bellum, amor

Decline: novus amor cara soror amicus nepos

Singular Plural Singular Nom Gen Dat Acc Abl Voc Plural

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pater tuus inimicus mei fratri est. Sicilia propinqua est et Africae et Italiae. Villa vestra est vicina nostrae. Sororis meae vicinus amicus legati est. Amor matris est notus nobis.