01.09 Setting the Stage -- Third Declension
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What is a declension?
What is a dictionary entry for a noun? Each of our "prop" lists will use what we call "dictionary entries". For nouns, that means they will be listed in this order: puella, -ae, f. - girl; carrus, -i, m. - cart; verbum, -i, n. - word.
1. ______: puella, carrus, verbum
2. ______: -ae, -i, -i
3. ______: f. , m., n.
4. ______: girl, cart, word
At this point, review the endings for the First and Second Declension Nouns in the Appendix /Noun/Case Endings.
Third Declension
You will recall that nouns of the first and second declensions drop the genitive singular ending to find the noun stem.
Examples:
puell-
carr-
verb-
The same rules apply for Third Declension
Examples:
Dictionary Entries:
·  homo, hominis, m. - man
·  pax, pacis, f. - peace
·  flumen, fluminis, n. - river
Noun Stem:
·  homin-
·  pac-
·  flumin
Third Declension Endings
Case / Masculine and Feminine / Neuter
Singular / Plural / Singular / Plural
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Case / pax, pacis, f. - peace
(stem = genitive singular minus the endings, pac-) / flumen, fluminis, n. river
(stem = genitive singular minus the endings, flumin-)
Singular / Plural / Singular / Plural
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative