latin cases
FIRST DECLENSION:
SINGULAR
- nominative - a
- genitive - ae
- dative - ae
- accusative - am
- ablative -a
PLURAL
- nominative - ae
- genitive - arum
- dative - is
- accusative - as
- ablative - is
SECOND DECLENSION:
SINGULAR (==masculine==)
- nominative - us
- genitive - i
- dative - o
- accusative - um
- ablative - o
PLURAL (==masculine==)
- nominative - um
- genitive - i
- dative - o
- accusative - um
- ablative - o
SINGULAR (%%neuter%%)
- nominative - um
- genitive - i
- dative - o
- accusative - um
- ablative - o
THIRD DECLENSION:
SINGULAR (==masculine/feminine==)
- nominative -
- accusative - em
- genitive - is
- dative - i
- ablative - e
PLURAL (==masculine/feminine==)
- nominative - es
- accusative - es
- genitive - orum
- dative - ibus
- ablative - ibus
SINGULAR (%%neuter%%)
- nominative - anything
- genitive - is
- dative - i
- accusative - ?
- ablative - e
PLURAL (%%neuter%%)
- nominative - a
- genitive - um
- dative - ibus
- accusative - a
- ablative - ibus
Nominative
- subject
Accusative
- direct object
Genitive
- denotes possession (‘s, of x)
Dative
- indirect object, (to/for)
Ablative
- by/ with/ from
Vocative
- direct address
EXAMPLES
- servi circum insulus navigant (??)
* nom- abl- etc - sorores non lacrimate
* sisters, do not cry (vocative) - veni
* come (vocative)