Latin 1 3rd declension

Third Declension

Multiple Choice

How do you recognize the third declension nouns?

• by the Nominative ending x

• by the Genitive ending"is"

• they look the same as the second declension nouns

• we need to memorize them

Multiple Choice

Case of: fratris

• Genitive

• Nominative

• Ablative

• ACC

Multiple Select

Case(s) of: sorores

• NOM PL

• ACC PL

• GEN PL

• ABL PL

Multiple Choice

case(s) of: fratri

• ABL SG

• ACC PL

• Nom SG

• Dative SG

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary: celeritas, celeritatis f

• speed

• leader

• soldier

• sister

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary: dux, ducis m

• father

• leader

• mother

• king

Multiple Choice

rex, regis m

• father

• leader

• king

• soon

Multiple Choice

vocabulary: miles, militis m

• soldier

• king

• general

• speed

Multiple Choice

vocabulary: mox

• king

• never

• now

• soon

Multiple Choice

Find the subject:

Legatus laudavit consulis filios.

• Legatus

• laudavit

• consulis

• filios

Legatus laudavit consulis filios

The verb is laudavit. It is 3rd P. Sg.

Legatus is Nom. SG., second declension m.

SVA

Multiple Choice

What case and reason is "consulis" in

Legatus laudavit consulis filios.

• Gen Poss

• Acc DO

• ABL PTW

• Dativ IO

Multiple Choice

Find the subject:

Milites in agro post castra diu pugnabant.

• Milites

• agro

• castra

• pugnabant

Multiple Choice

Case and reason of "agro"

Milites in agro post castra diu pugnabant.

• ACC DO

• ACC PTW

• ABL PW

• ABL PFW

Multiple Choice

Find the subject:

Multa et pulchra dona dederamus nostrae sorori.

• Multa

• pulchra

• dona

• sorori

• we

The subject is we

Multa et pulchra dona dederamus nostrae sorori.

The verb is 1st P. Pl., the subject is unexpressed, we.

Multiple Choice

Case and reason of: sorori

Multa et pulchra dona dederamus nostrae sorori.

• Nom Sub

• Dative IO

• Acc DO

• Abl Means

sorori is Dative IO

Multa et pulchra dona dederamus nostrae sorori.

• ending

• verb to give (do, dare, dedi, datus)

Multiple Choice

What noun does "nostrae" modify?

Multa et pulchra dona dederamus nostrae sorori.

• dona

• sorori

it modifies sorori

Why? They do not have the same ending!?

They do not need to have the same ending but need to agree in GENDER, NUMBER and CASE

Muta et pulchra dona dederamus nostrae sorori.

They are both f, PL, Dative

Multiple Choice

Find the subject:

In villa, mater, Iuliam expectat

• villa

• mater

• Iuliam

​the subject is mater

mater, matris f = mother

In villa, mater, Iuliam expectat

Expectat is a verb in 3rd. P. Sg

Mater is Nom Sg

SVA

Match

Match the following

• celeritas, celeritatis

• dux, ducis m

• frater, fratris m

• miles, militis m

• delecto, delectare, delectavi, delectatus

speed, swiftness

leader

brother

soldier

to please

• speed, swiftness

• leader

• brother

• soldier

• to please

Match

Match the following

• Nominative

• Genitive Poss

• ABL PFW

• ABL of Means

• ACC PTW

(a, ae, us, er/r, i, um, a, varies, es)

Will commonly appear INSIDE of a prepositional phrase. (ae, arum, i, orum, is, um)

(a, is, o, is, e, ibus)

Preposition signpost = ab, ex, de

(a, is, o, is, e, ibus)NO PREPOSITION SIGNPOST

noun that represents a physical tool/object

(am, as, um, os, a, em, varies, es, a)

Preposition signpost = ad, trans, in, sub

• (a, ae, us, er/r, i, um, a, varies, es)

• Will commonly appear INSIDE of a prepositional phrase. (ae, arum, i, orum, is, um)

• (a, is, o, is, e, ibus)

  Preposition signpost = ab, ex, de

• (a, is, o, is, e, ibus)NO PREPOSITION SIGNPOST

  noun that represents a physical tool/object

• (am, as, um, os, a, em, varies, es, a)

  Preposition signpost = ad, trans, in, sub