Noun Cases - 1st Declesion

Noun Cases

1st Declension

Latin is an inflected language;

the endings of words change

FIRST DECLENSION (A STEM)

• nominative = -a

• genitive = -ae

• dative = -ae*

• accusative = -am

• ablative = -ā

• vocative = -a

FIRST DECLENSION (A STEM)

• nominative = puella

• genitive = puellae

• dative = puellae*

• accusative = puellam

• ablative = puellā

• vocative = puella

Multiple Choice

What is the case of this singular proper noun?

Aurēlia

• nominative

• genitive

• dative

• accusative

• locative

Multiple Choice

What is the case of this singular proper noun?

Cornēliae

• nominative

• genitive

• accusative

• vocative

• locative

Multiple Choice

What is the case of this singular noun?

aquā =

• nominative

• genitive

• accusative

• ablative

• vocative

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What is the case of these singular nouns?

terrae firmae

• nominative singular

• genitive singular

• dative singular

• ablative singular

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What is the case of these singular nouns?

villae rusticae

• nominative singular

• genitive singular

• dative singular

• ablative singular

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What is the case of these singular nouns?

scholae nostrae

• ablative singular

• dative singular

• genitive singular

• accusative singular

FIRST DECLENSION (A STEM) PLURAL!

• fortunae bonae

• puellārum pulchrārum

• discipulīs clarīs

• filiās illās

• undīs altīs

• aquae bellae

Multiple Choice

What is the case of these plural nouns?

animae divinae

• nominative

• genitive

• accusative

• ablative

Multiple Choice

What is the case of these plural nouns?

aquās turbatās

• nominative

• genitive

• accusative

• ablative

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What is the case of these plural nouns?

portārum magnārum

• nominative

• genitive

• accusative

• ablative

FIRST DECLENSION - MASCULINE!

A small number of common nouns are first declension but masculine!

these are the PAIN noun; poeta / agricola / incola / nauta

(there are a few more)

FIRST DECLENSION (A STEM)

MASCULINE

• nominative = agicola

• genitive = agicolae

• dative = agicolae*

• accusative = agicolam

• ablative = agicolā

• vocative = agicola

FIRST DECLENSION - MASCULINE!

The adjectives that modify these masculine nouns are . . .

masculine!

FIRST DECLENSION

MASCULINE with ADJECTIVES

• nominative = agicola bonus

• genitive = agicolae bonī

• dative = agicolae bonō

• accusative = agicolam bonum

• ablative = agicolā bonō

• agricola bone

Multiple Choice

What is the case of these words?

poēta bonus

• nominative

• genitive

• accusative

• ablative

• vocative

Multiple Choice

What is the case of these words?

agricolae fessī

• nominative

• genitive

• accusative

• dative

• ablative

Multiple Choice

What is the case of these words?

incolae laetō

• nominative

• genitive

• dative

• accusative

• ablative

Multiple Choice

What is the case of these words?

nautam perterritum

• nominative

• genitive

• dative

• accusative

• ablative

Multiple Choice

What is the case of these words?

pīrātā captō

• nominative

• genitive

• dative

• ablative

• vocative

Multiple Choice

What is the case of these words?

āthlēta rapide

• nominative

• genitive

• accusative

• ablative

• vocative

Poll

On a scale from 5-1, how well do you know your first declension endings, singular, and plural?

• 5 by heart

• 4 very well

• 3 pretty well

• 2 some yes, some no

• what are declension?