1st/2nd declension adjectives Flashcards
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word used to describe a noun
Where would an adjective normally be placed?
Before the noun that it describes, but sometimes afterwards
In what ways must an adjective agree with the noun that it describes
In
- gender (masculine, feminine or neuter)
- number (singular or plural)
- case (nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive, dative or ablative)
What are the 2 main groups of adjectives.
- Declines like first and second declension nouns
- Declines like third declension nouns
What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -
- masculine
- singular
- all 6 cases
- nom
- voc
- acc
- gen
- dat
- abl
- nom - US
- voc - E
- acc - UM
- gen -I
- dat - O
- abl - O
What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -
- feminine
- singular
- all 6 cases
- nom
- voc
- acc
- gen
- dat
- abl
- nom - A
- voc - A
- acc - AM
- gen -E
- dat - E
- abl - A
What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -
- neuter
- singular
- all 6 cases
- nom
- voc
- acc
- gen
- dat
- abl
- nom - UM
- voc - UM
- acc - UM
- gen -I
- dat -O
- abl - O
What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -
- masculine
- plural
- all 6 cases
- nom
- voc
- acc
- gen
- dat
- abl
- nom - I
- voc - I
- acc - OS
- gen -ORUM
- dat - IS
- abl - IS
What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -
- feminine
- plural
- all 6 cases
- nom
- voc
- acc
- gen
- dat
- abl
- nom - E
- voc - E
- acc - AS
- gen -ARUM
- dat - IS
- abl - IS
What are the endings for first/second declension adjectives -
- neuter
- plural
- all 6 cases
- nom
- voc
- acc
- gen
- dat
- abl
- nom - A
- voc - A
- acc - A
- gen -ORUM
- dat - IS
- abl - IS
Decline novus (for masculine nouns)
Singular
- nom - novus
- voc - nove
- acc - novum
- gen -novi
- dat - novo
- abl - novo
Plural
- nom -novi
- voc - novi
- acc - novos
- gen -novorum
- dat - novis
- abl - novis
Decline nova (for feminine nouns)
Singular
- nom - nova
- voc - nova
- acc - novam
- gen -nove
- dat - nova
- abl - nova
Plural
- nom -nove
- voc - nove
- acc - novas
- gen -novarum
- dat - novis
- abl - novis
Decline novum (for neuter nouns)
Singular
- nom - novum
- voc - novum
- acc - novum
- gen -novi
- dat - novo
- abl - novo
Plural
- nom -nova
- voc - nova
- acc - nova
- gen -novorum
- dat - novis
- abl - novis