Lesson 5 Grammar

Question 1

Give 5th declension feminine case endings.

Answer 1

• *-ēs -ēs**
• *-eī -ērum**
• *-eī -ēbus**
• *-em -ēs**
• *-ē -ēbus**

Question 2

Give the genitive singular ending of all 5th declension nouns.

Answer 2

-eī

Question 3

What is the gender of 5th declension nouns?

Answer 3

mainly feminine

Question 4

How is the stem of a 5th declension noun found?

Answer 4

by dropping the -eī from the genitive singular form