The sequence of the rows is the one commonly found in American textbooks:
Nominative - Genitive - Dative - Accusative - Ablative.
Explain the ideas of case and declension.
singular
|
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
|||
|
usually f |
usually m |
n |
m / f |
n |
usually m |
n |
f |
|
-a |
-us* |
-um |
(various) |
(various) |
-us |
-û |
-ês |
|
-ae |
-î |
-î |
-is |
-is |
ûs |
-ûs |
-êî |
|
-ae |
-ô |
-ô |
-î |
-î |
-uî |
-û |
-êî |
|
-am |
-um |
-um |
-em |
(= nom.) |
-um |
-û |
-em |
|
-â |
-ô |
-ô |
-e / -î** |
-e / -î** |
û |
-û |
-ê |
* sometimes -er, as in puer, ager or -r as in vir
** -î for adjectives of the third declension and special neuter nouns like mare.
plural
|
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
|||
|
usually f |
usually m |
n |
m / f |
n |
usually m |
n |
f |
|
-ae |
-î |
-a |
-ês |
-a / -ia |
-ûs |
-ua |
-ês |
|
-ârum |
-ôrum |
-ôrum |
-um / ium |
-um / -ium |
-uum |
-uum |
-êrum |
|
-îs |
-îs |
-îs |
-ibus |
-ibus |
-ibus |
-ibus |
-êbus |
|
-âs |
-ôs |
-a |
-ês / îs |
-a / -ia |
-ûs |
-ua |
-ês |
|
-îs |
-îs |
-îs |
-ibus |
-ibus |
-ibus |
-ibus |
-êbus |
Remember:
(1) Neuter nominative and accusative forms are identical.
(2) Neuter plural nominatives and accusatives end in - a.
Explain the ideas of case and declension.
Latin Teaching Materials at Saint Louis University: © Claude Pavur 1997 - 2009. This material is being made freely available for non-commercial educational use.
