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Latin Declensions Quick Reference (Flashcards)

1st Declension (mostly feminine)

Identifier: Nominative singular -a, Genitive singular -ae
Example: puella, puellae (girl)

Case

Singular

Plural

Nom

puella

puellae

Gen

puellae

puellārum

Dat

puellae

puellīs

Acc

puellam

puellās

Abl

puellā

puellīs

Voc

puella

puellae


2nd Declension (masculine, neuter)

Identifier: Genitive singular
Examples:

  • Masculine: servus, servī (slave)

  • Neuter: bellum, bellī (war)

Masculine Singular: servus, servī
Neuter Singular: bellum, bellī

Case

Masc Sg

Masc Pl

Neut Sg

Neut Pl

Nom

servus

servī

bellum

bella

Gen

servī

servōrum

bellī

bellōrum

Dat

servō

servīs

bellō

bellīs

Acc

servum

servōs

bellum

bella

Abl

servō

servīs

bellō

bellīs

Voc

serve

servī

bellum

bella


3rd Declension (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Identifier: Genitive singular -is
Examples:

  • M/F: rēx, rēgis (king)

  • Neuter: nomen, nōminis (name)

Singular: rēx, rēgis | nōmen, nōminis
Plural: rēgēs, rēgum | nōmina, nōminum

Case

M/F Sg

M/F Pl

Neut Sg

Neut Pl

Nom

rēx

rēgēs

nōmen

nōmina

Gen

rēgis

rēgum

nōminis

nōminum

Dat

rēgī

rēgibus

nōminī

nōminibus

Acc

rēgem

rēgēs

nōmen

nōmina

Abl

rēge

rēgibus

nōmine

nōminibus

Voc

rēx

rēgēs

nōmen

nōmina


4th Declension (mostly masculine, some neuter)

Identifier: Genitive singular -ūs
Examples:

  • M/F: manus, manūs (hand)

  • Neuter: cornu, cornūs (horn)

Case

Masc/F Sg

Masc/F Pl

Neut Sg

Neut Pl

Nom

manus

manūs

cornu

cornua

Gen

manūs

manuum

cornūs

cornuum

Dat

manuī

manibus

cornuī

cornibus

Acc

manum

manūs

cornu

cornua

Abl

manū

manibus

cornu

cornibus

Voc

manus

manūs

cornu

cornua


5th Declension (mostly feminine)

Identifier: Genitive singular -eī
Examples: rēs, reī (thing, matter), diēs, diēī (day)

Case

Singular

Plural

Nom

rēs

rēs

Gen

reī

rērum

Dat

reī

rēbus

Acc

rem

rēs

Abl

rēbus

Voc

rēs

rēs