Ch 29 Grammar

Question 1

What letter are fifth declension endings associated with?

Answer 1

e

Question 2

What gender are almost all of the fifth declension nouns?

Answer 2

feminine

Question 3

What is the one noun that can be masculine or feminine?

Answer 3

diēs, diēī day

Question 4

What is the fifth declension endings in the singular?

Answer 4

-ēs
-ēī / -eī
-ēī / -eī
-em
-ē

Question 5

What is the fifth declension endings in the plural?

Answer 5

-ēs
-ērum
-ēbus
-ēs
-ēbus

Question 6

The singular has two different endings for the genitive and dative. The first ending has both vowels long (-ēī), the second only the second letter is long (-eī).

What decides if you use the double long vowels or the single long vowels?

Answer 6

If the stem of the noun ends in a vowel or consonant

Question 7

The singular has two different endings for the genitive and dative. The first ending has both vowels long (-ēī), the second only the second letter is long (-eī).

If the stem ends in a consonant what ending do you use?

Answer 7

The ending with only one long vowel
For example spēs, speī “hope” has a consonant stem (“sp”) so it takes the eī genitive and dative ending (speī)

Question 8

The singular has two different endings for the genitive and dative. The first ending has both vowels long (-ēī), the second only the second letter is long (-eī).

If the stem ends in a vowel what ending do you use?

Answer 8

The ending with two long vowels
For example diēs, diēī “day” has a vowel stem (“di”) so it takes the ēī genitive and dative ending (diēī)