Lesson 3 Grammar Flashcards
What is the genitive singular ending of all 3rd declension nouns?
-is
How is the stem of a 3rd declension noun found?
by dropping the -is ending from the genitive singular form
What is the Natural Gender Rule and how is it applied?
nouns naming male or female persons are that gender
What is the 3rd declension acronym used to identify feminine nouns?
SOX
What is the 3rd declension acronym used to identify masculine nouns?
ERrOR
What is the 3rd declension acronym used to identify neuter nouns?
LANCET
A noun placed beside another noun to rename or further explain it is called what?
an appositive
What is the agreement rule for appositives?
an appositive agrees with its noun in number and case
How are there is and there are stated in Latin?
there is = est
there are = sunt
Give the nominative & genitive singular for the Latin word meaning river.
flumen, fluminis
Give the nominative & genitive singular for the Latin word meaning journey.
iter, itineris
Give the nominative & genitive singular for the Latin word meaning body.
corpus, corporis
Give the nominative & genitive singular for the Latin word meaning column.
agmen, agminis
Give the noun stem for the Latin word meaning name.
nomin-
Give the noun stem for the Latin word meaning truth.
veritat-
Give the noun stem for the Latin word meaning virtue.
virtut-
Give the noun stem for the Latin word meaning safety.
salut-
Name the six neuter 3rd declension nouns.
- *agmen, agminis**
- *corpus, corporis**
- *flumen, fluminis**
- *iter, itineris**
- *nomen, nominis**
- *vulnus, vulneris**
What is an i-stem noun?
an i-stem is a 3rd declension noun with an -i added to its stem in the genitive plural form only.
How do you determine if a 3rd declension noun is an i-stem noun?
Either the noun stem ends in 2 consonants,
or the nominative & genitive singular forms have the same number of syllables.
Give 3rd declension masculine / feminine case endings.
(varies) -es
-is -um
-i -ibus
-em -es
-e -ibus
Give 3rd declension neuter case endings.
(varies) -ia
-is -um
-i -ibus
(varies) -ia
-e -ibus
Give 3rd declension masculine / feminine i-stem case endings.
(varies) -es
- is -ium
- i -ibus
- em -es
- e -ibus
