Chapter 4_Grammar Flashcards
What is the Genitive ending that shows a word is the fourth declension?
-ūs
Most nouns in the fourth declension are what gender?
Masculine
What are two common words in the fourth declension are neuter?
cornū, -ūs (wing [of an army]; horn)
genū, -ūs
What endings do masculine fourth declension nouns follow?
fourth declension endings
What endings do feminine fourth declension nouns follow?
- They have the same endings as the masculine
2. fourth declension endings
What endings do neuter fourth declension nouns follow?
Fourth declension neuter endings
Even though domus is a fourth declension feminine noun, what case endings does it use from another declension?
- 2nd declension accusative plural (domōs)
2. 2nd declension ablative singular (domō)
What are the key words that go with the ablative?
by, with, from
What are the two main meanings that go with cum + ablative?
- accompaniment: who is accompanying (“I fight WITH AN ALLY.”)
- manner: how something is done; (“We pray WITH GRATITUDE.”)
If an adjective is used to modify a noun that is the object of the preposition, what will the order of the words be?
Adjective – preposition – noun
magnā cum laude “with great praise”
What is one common way that Latin will show “ the means by which something is accomplished (For example: “He walks WITH A CANE.”)
- It will use the ablative without a preposition
Armīs pugnant. “They fight WITH WEAPONS.”
What is the use of the vocative case? And with what type of verbs do they often show up?
- direct address
- With imperatives
Dīscipulī, librōs legite. “Students, read your books.”
In most declensions the Vocative has the exact same ending as what? In what declension is this different?
- Nominative
2. 2nd declension
In order to remember the vocative ending in the second declension. If the nominative of a PROPER NOUN ends is -ius the vocative will end in what?
-ī
In order to remember the vocative ending in the second declension. If the nominative of a COMMON NOUN ends is -ius the vocative will end in what?
-ie
