Latin Declensions

Flashcards about Latin declensions based on lecture notes.

__ is the term for the groupings of nouns based on common endings.

Groupings of nouns based on common endings.

How many declensions are there in Latin?

There are three.

The first declension has words in the a group like __.

puella, femina, or villa.

The second declension is the US group like __.

servos, dominos, filios.

Examples of words from the third declension are __.

canis, leo, or gladiator.

All first declension words end in an __ in the accusative case.

am

All second declension words end in an __ in the accusative case.

um

All third declension words end in an __ in the accusative case.

m

Gladium ends in an -um, so this word must be __.

Second declension.

Filiam ends in an -am, so this word must be __.

First declension.

Legionem ends in an -m, so this word must be __.

Third declension.

Filium is the accusative case of a first declension noun that means __.

Daughter.

The second declension accusative filium means __.

Son.

The second declension accusative, dominum, is __.

Master.

When it's the first declension, dominam, in its accusative form, it means __.

Mistress.