Noun Declensions Flashcards
First Declension
Sg Pl
Nom/Voc -a -ae
Gen -ae -ārum
Dat -ae -īs
Acc -am -ās
Abl -ā -īs
Second Declension (m/f)
Singular Plural
Nom -us/– -ī
Gen -ī -ōrum
Dat -ō -īs
Acc -um -ōs
Abl -ō -īs
Voc -e* -ī
*for nouns that end in -us only (so: puer, liber, etc. would have the same Nom and Voc)
Second Declension (n)
Singular Plural
Nom/Voc -um -a
Gen -ī -ōrum
Dat -ō -īs
Acc -um -a
Abl -ō -īs
Third Declension (m/f)
Third Declension (m/f):
Singular Plural
Nom/Voc — -ēs
Gen -is -um
Dat -ī -ibus
Acc -em -ēs
Abl -e -ibus
Third Declension (n)
Third Declension (n):
Singular Plural
Nom/Voc —- -a
Gen -is -um
Dat -ī -ibus
Acc —- -a
Abl -e -ibus
Third Declension i-stem (m/f):
Third Declension i-stem (m/f):
Singular Plural
Nom/Voc —- -ēs
Gen -is -ium
Dat -ī -ibus
Acc -em -ēs/īs
Abl -e -ibus
Third Declension i-stem (n):
Third Declension i-stem (n):
Singular Plural
Nom/Voc —- -ia
Gen -is -ium
Dat -ī -ibus
Acc —- -ia
Abl -ī -ibus
Fourth Declension (m/f):
Fourth Declension (m/f):
Singular Plural
Nom/Voc -us -ūs
Gen -ūs -uum
Dat -uī/ū -ibus
Acc -um -ūs
Abl -ū -ibus
Fourth Declension (n)
(only 3 nouns)
Fourth Declension (n):
Singular Plural
Nom/Voc -ū -ua
Gen -ūs -uum
Dat -ū -ibus
Acc -ū -ua
Abl -ū -ibus
cornū: horn
genū: knee
verū: (broiling) spit
Fifth Declension
Fifth Declension:
Singular Plural
Nom/Voc -ēs -ēs
Gen -eī/ēī -ērum
Dat -eī/ēī -ēbus
Acc -em -ēs
Abl -ē -ēbus