2nd declension nouns Flashcards
1
Q
How can 2nd declension nouns be recognised?
A
They end in ‘us’, ‘er’ or ‘ir’ (masculine) or ‘um’ (neuter)
2
Q
What are the endings for second declension nouns?
A
Singular
- nom -US
- voc -E or -I (names ending in -ius)
- acc -UM
- gen -I
- dat -O
- abl -O
Plural
- nom -I
- voc -I
- acc -OS
- gen -ORUM
- dat -IS
- abl -IS
3
Q
Decline dominus, a lord.
A
Singular
- nom - dominus
- voc - domine
- acc - dominum
- gen - domini
- dat - domino
- abl - domino
Plural
- nom - domini
- voc - domini
- acc - dominos
- gen - dominorum
- dat - dominis
- abl - dominis
4
Q
Decline armiger, an esquire
A
Singular
- nom - armiger
- voc - armiger
- acc - armigerum
- gen - armigeri
- dat - armigero
- abl - armigero
Plural
- nom - armigeri
- voc - armigeri
- acc - armigeros
- gen - armigerorum
- dat - armigeris
- abl - armigeris
nb. the final ‘e’ is kept in all cases.
5
Q
Decline magister, a teacher
A
Singular
- nom - magister
- voc - magister
- acc - magistrum
- gen - magistri
- dat - magistro
- abl - magistro
Plural
- nom - magistri
- voc - magistri
- acc - magistros
- gen - magistrorum
- dat - magistris
- abl - magistris
nb. the final ‘e’ is only kept in the nominative
and accusative singular.
6
Q
Decline vir, a man
A
Singular
- nom - vir
- voc - vir
- acc - virum
- gen - viri
- dat - viro
- abl - viro
Plural
- nom - viri
- voc - viri
- acc - viros
- gen - virorum
- dat - viris
- abl - viris
7
Q
Decline regnum, a reign
A
Singular
- nom - regnum
- voc - regnum
- acc - regnum
- gen - regni
- dat - regno
- abl - regno
Plural
- nom - regna
- voc - regna
- acc - regna
- gen - regnorum
- dat - regnis
- abl - regnis
