LNM.1: Ch.3 - LF I: declension review

LNM.1: Ch.3

Second Declension Nouns​

​Declension

Reminder

• ​A declension is a family of nouns who share case endings.

• 5 declensions in Latin.

• Genitive, singular ending ID's the declension.

• Ch.1: 1st declension → -ae​

  • ex: rōsa, rōsae, f.​

  • ex: āra, ārae, f.

  • ex: poēta, poētae, m.

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​Declension

Second Declension Nouns

• ​A declension is a family of nouns who share case endings.

• Genitive, singular ending ID's the declension.

• Ch.3: 2nd declension → -ī

  • ​ex: rīvus, rīvī, m.

  • ex: fīcus, fīcī, f.

  • ex: puer, puerī, m.

  • ex: ager, agrī, m.

  • ex: templum, templī, n.

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​Second Declension

Trends

• Nominatives end in: -us, -r, or -um

  • All 2nd ​decl. nouns whose nominative is -um are neuter gender (coming soon in Ch.4)

• Characterized by o sounds.

  • ​the o has, over time, morphed into some u sounds.

  • ī sometimes swallows the o sound.

• Majority of nouns are masculine, though the other genders do appear

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​ID the declension of the noun, or the conjugation of the verb.​

What Am I?

Multiple Choice

studium, studiī, n.

• 1st declension

• 2nd declension

Multiple Choice

somnus, somnī, m.

• 1st declension

• 2nd declension

Multiple Choice

sperō, sperāre, sperāvī, sperātum

• 1st conjugation

• 2nd conjugation

Multiple Choice

redeō, redēre, reddidī, redditum

• 1st conjugation

• 2nd conjugation

Multiple Choice

gemma, gemmae, f.

• 1st declension

• 2nd declension

Multiple Choice

numerō, numerāre, numerāvī, numerātum

• 1st conjugation

• 2nd conjugation

Multiple Choice

dō, dare, dedī, datum

• 1st conjugation

• 2nd conjugation

Multiple Choice

vir, virī, m.

• 1st declension

• 2nd declension

Multiple Choice

aper, aprī, m.

• 1st declension

• 2nd declension