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Noun Reference Sheet! Nouns: Dictionary entries for nouns consist of the nominative and genitive singular (the first two forms,), the gender, and the definition. For normal nouns, the genitive is often just given as the ending. Third declension nouns might have strange looking nominatives, so use th...

Noun Reference Sheet! Nouns: Dictionary entries for nouns consist of the nominative and genitive singular (the first two forms,), the gender, and the definition. For normal nouns, the genitive is often just given as the ending. Third declension nouns might have strange looking nominatives, so use the stem you get from removing -is from the genitive. puella, puellae, f. “girl” ludus, ludī, m. “school” officium, officiī, n. “duty” urbs, urbis, f.: “city” animal, animalis, n.: “animal” Remember that declensions are groups of nouns that are declined in the same way, i.e., they look the same. Each noun is just part of one declension. You cannot change this. The rules for neuter nouns: 1) The nominative and accusative of neuter nouns look the same. 2) Nominative and Accusative Plurals end in -a Singular 1st Declension 2nd Declension M. 2nd Declension N. Nominative puella (-a) ludus (-us) officium (-um) Genitive puellae (-ae) ludī (-ī) officiī (-ī) Dative puellae (-ae) ludō (-ō) officiō (-ō) Accusative puellam (-am) ludum (-um) officium (-um) Ablative puellā (-ā) ludō (-ō) officiō (-ō) Plural Nominative puellae (-ae) ludī (-ī) officia (-a) Genitive puellārum (-ārum) ludōrum (-ōrum) officiōrum (-ōrum) Dative puellīs (-īs) ludīs (-īs) officiīs (-īs) Accusative puellās (-ās) ludōs (-ōs) officia (-a) Ablative puellīs (-īs) ludīs (-īs) officiīs (-īs) Singular 3rd Declension M/F 3rd Declension M/F 3rd Declension N. 3rd Declension N. i-stem* i-stem* Nominative labor ignis litus animal Genitive laboris (-is) ignis (-is) litoris (-is) animālis (-is) Dative laborī (-ī) ignī (-ī) litorī (-ī) animālī (-ī) Accusative laborem (-em) ignem (-em) litus animal Ablative labore (-e) ignī (-ī [or –e]) litore (-e) animālī (-ī) Plural Nominative laborēs (-ēs) ignēs (-ēs) litora (-a) animālia (-ia) Genitive laborum (-um) ignium (-ium) litorum (-um) animālium (-ium) Dative laboribus (-ibus) ignibus (-ibus) litoribus (-ibus) animālibus(-ibus) Accusative laborēs (-ēs) ignēs (-ēs [or –īs]) litora (-a) animālia (-ia) Ablative laboribus (-ibus) ignibus (-ibus) litoribus (-ibus) animālibus (-ibus) *Don’t worry about these i-stems except to recognize forms when they pop up! 3rd Declension i-stems with ablative singular in -ī: Masculine and Feminine nouns with 2 syllables in nominative and genitive singular ending in -is such as sitis, sitis, f: thirst, īgnis īgnis, m: fire. Also, imber, linter, ūter, and venter. A very few of these nouns may have accusative singular in –im and accusative plural in –īs. Neuters in -e, -al, -ar, such as mare, animal, and calcar. 3rd Declension i-stems with ablative singular in -e: Masculine and Feminine nouns with nominative in -ēs, genitive in -is like nubēs, nubis or those with a single syllable nominative ending in -s or -x such as urbs, urbis Nouns in -tās, -tātis, or -ns, ntis, These genitive plurals have –um instead of –ium: canis, iuvenis, mare, vātēs, and there are a few more irregularities. manus,manūs, f: hand cornū, cornūs, n: horn rēs, reī, f: thing th Singular 4 Decl, M/F 4th Decl. N 5th Decl. M/F Nominative manus (-us) cornū (-ū) rēs (-ēs) Genitive manūs (-ūs) cornūs (-ūs) reī (-ēī) Dative manuī (-uī) cornū (-ū) reī (-ēī) Accusative manum (-um) cornū (-ū) rem (-em) Ablative manū (-ū) cornū (-ū) rē (-ē) Plural Nominative manūs (-ūs) cornua (-ua) rēs (-ēs) Genitive manuum (-uum) cornuum (-uum) rērum (-ērum) Dative manibus (-ibus) cornibus (-ibus) rēbus (-ēbus) Accusative manūs (-ūs) cornua (-ua) rēs (-ēs) Ablative manibus (-ibus) cornibus (-ibus) rēbus (-ēbus) Note: The genitive and dative singular of fidēs, spēs, and rēs have a short e, but otherwise these will tend to be long. I will accept either quantity on quizzes and tests. A few fourth declension will also have dative and ablative plurals in -ubus, but don’t worry about that.