Chapter 3 Flashcards
causa, -ae
cause
cura, -ae
care
iniuria, -ae/injuria, -ae
injury, injustice
natura, -ae
nature, birth
stella, -ae
star
modus, -i
measure, mode
numerus, -i
number, measure
femina, -ae
woman
terra, -ae
earth
aqua, -ae
water
vivus, -a, -um
living
extremus, -a, -um
outermost, farthest
fossa, -ae
ditch
1st Declension: Singular
-a, -ae, -ae, -am, -a
1st Declension: Plural
-ae, -arum, -is, -as, -is
2nd Declension: Singular (masculine)
-us, -i, -o, -um, -o
2nd Declension: Plural (masculine)
-i, -orum, -is, -os, -is
2nd Declension: Singular (neuter)
-um, -i, -o,- um, -o
2nd Declension: Plural (neuter)
-a, -orum, -is, -a, -is
What are the three characteristics of a noun?
case, number, and gender
What are the different cases in Latin?
nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative
What is the neuter rule?
All neuter nouns have the same endings in the nominative and accusative cases.