How to tell the gender of a noun

How to tell the gender of a noun

by Judith Campbell

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

culina, -ae

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

asinus, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

piscina, -ae

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

cibus, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

​Exception #1

​Nouns in the 1st declension that refer to professions are

​MASCULINE

​

​nauta, ae

​agricola, ae

​athleta, ae

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

agricola, -ae

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

pecunia, -ae

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

caelum, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

stella, -ae

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

nauta, -ae

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

hortus, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

equus, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

cubiculum, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

athleta, ae

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

​Exception #1

​Nouns in the 1st declension that refer to professions are

​MASCULINE

​

​nauta, ae

​agricola, ae

​athleta, ae

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

templum, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

malum, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

nauta, ae

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

-er masculine, special stem​

​Some 2nd declension masculine nouns DO NOT have a -us nominative ending but have -er.

​Exception #2

​2nd Declension nouns that have an -er ending in the Nominative.

​(you expect to see -us) are MASCULINE:

​puer, i

​magister, i

​ager, i

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

ager, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

fundus, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

magister, i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

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What is the gender of :

tectum, -i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

vacca, -ae

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

Multiple Choice

What is the gender of :

puer, i

• feminine

• masculine

• neuter

Poll

After today's lesson I feel... about determining the gender of a Latin noun from the dictionary entry.