Latin Nouns Declensions Quiz

1st Declension Nouns

• The 1st declension nouns denote feminine gender.
• All nouns ending in -a are feminine.
• Exceptions: *forma and *mamma are often used in Latin texts as feminine nouns although they can also be masculine.

2nd Declension Nouns

• The 2nd declension nouns denote masculine gender.
• All nouns ending in -us are masculine, except for *vis meaning force, which is feminine.
• Examples: aegrotus, angulus, cubitus, digitus, metatarsus, nasus, tarsus
• Some Nouns are masculine, ending in -um, but there is a singular accusative form ending in -um: *vir meaning man, *ager meaning field.
• The 2nd declension nouns denote neuter gender and end in -um.
• Examples: antebrachium, brachium, cavum, cerebrum, collum, cranium, dorsum, glucosum, ligamentum, membrum, organum, spatium, tuberculum, vestibulum

3rd Declension Nouns

• The 3rd declension can denote masculine, feminine or neuter genders.
• Nouns ending in -EX are usually masculine, ending in -IX are usually feminine and ending in -MEN are usually neuter.
• Examples: apex, appendix, abdomen

3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)

• Nouns ending in -OR usually denote masculine, ending in -IO usually denote feminine.
• Examples: dolor, articulatio

3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)

• Nouns ending in -US are usually neuter gender, ending in -MA usually are neuter gender.
• Examples: *corpus, oedema, osteoma, systema
• There are exceptions like: *os, *vas, *tuber

3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)

• Nouns ending in -IS are usually feminine.
• Examples: auris, basis, cutis, dosis, pelvis

3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)

• Those ending in -TAS are usually feminine.
• Examples: extremitas, tuberositas

3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)

• Nouns ending in -ITIS usually denote feminine.
• Examples: hepatitis

3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)

• Nouns ending in -ES are usually masculine, but there are exceptions.
• Examples: canalis, dens, lien, mensis, paries, pes, pulmo, ren, thorax

3rd Declension Nouns (Continued)

• Some nouns have irregular forms.

• Examples: ***caput, *cor, *femur, *hepar, *os (meaning bone), *pancreas, tuber, vas

• Important Note:*

• Latin medical terms sometimes have variations concerning the gender and declension depending on the context and usage.

• It is recommended to review the Latin declensions, and grammatical structure.

• The ‘*’ indicates the words with non-typical endings or any irregularities.

Test your understanding of the first, second, and third declensions of Latin nouns. This quiz covers the rules for identifying masculine, feminine, and neuter genders across various endings. Challenge yourself with examples and exceptions in noun forms!