Week 5 - Grammar

Question 1

What are the third declension masculine and feminine endings that are like lēx?

Answer 1

various ēs
is um
ī ibus
em ēs
e ibus

Question 2

What are the third declension masculine and feminine endings that are like pars?

Answer 2

various ēs
is ium
ī ibus
em ēs
e ibus

Question 3

How do you tell the gender of a 3rd declension noun?

Answer 3

First see if the Natural Gender Rule (NGR) applies. If not, look at the nominative singular ending:
-SOX = feminine
-ERrOR = masculine
-LANCET = neuter

Question 4

How do you know if a 3rd declension noun is declined like lēx or like pars?

Answer 4

All 3rd decl masculine and feminine nouns are declined like lēx except

-nouns that have the same number of syllables in the singular nominative and genitive (ex: hostis, hostis)

-nouns whose stem ends in two consonants (ex: gens, gentis - stem is gent)

Question 5

What is the main difference in nouns declined like lēx or pars?

Answer 5

In nouns declined like pars, the plural genitive ending is ium instead of um.