Latin 1 What Fun! Nōmen

Latin 1 – What Fun! Nōmen

Dr. McGayEndings Template (Ch. 11), p. 1

STUDY THIS CHART – LEARN IT, LIVE IT!!!:

LATIN CASE / FUNCTION(S)/USES
of CASE / Trans-lations to be added / ENGLISH TRANSLATION, with country as an example (singular) / ENGLISH TRANSLATION, with countries as an example (plural)
NOMINATIVE / 1. Subject of the verb,
2. Complement with a linking verb / --- / (the/a) country / (the) countries
GENITIVE /

Possession, 2. “of”

/ of, ’s, s’ / of (the/a) country, (the/a) country’s / of (the) countries, (the) countries’
DATIVE /

Indirect Object

/ (to/for) / [to/for] (the/a) country / [to/for] (the) countries
ACCUSATIVE / 1. Direct Object of the Verb
2. Object of Motion Towards / ---- / (the/a) country / (the) countries
ABLATIVE / 1. Accompaniment (with),
2. Object of Motion Away From(from)
3. Means or Manner (by, with)
4. Place Where (in, under)
5. Whenever WFBI / With,
From, By,
In / WFBI (the/a) country / WFBI (the) countries
VOCATIVE / Direct Address / ----- / [Hey, yo! O!] country (!) / [Hey, yo! O!] countries (!)

Here is the fundamental chart of noun/adjective endings.

Case/Number / (a) 1st declension / (b) 2nd Declension / (c) 3rd Declension
Nominative Sing / -a / -us/-ius (-er/-ir) / - varies
Genitive Sing / -ae / - ī / -is (short –is)
Dative Sing / -ae / -ō / - ī
Accusative Sing / -am / -um / -em
Ablative Sing / -ā / - ō / - e
Vocative Sing / -a / -e/-ī (-er/-ir) / = nom. singular
Nominative Plural / -ae / - ī / - ēs
Genitive Plural / -ārum / - ōrum / - um
Dative Plural / -īs / - īs / - ibus
Accusative Plural / - ās / - ōs / - ēs
Ablative Plural / - īs / - īs / - ibus
Vocative Plural / - ae / - ī / - ēs

Another way to look at it:

1st Declension
# / Nominative / Genitive / Dative / Accusative / Ablative / Vocative
Singular / -a / -ae / -ae / -am / -ā / -a
Plural / -ae / -ārum / -īs / -ās / -īs / -ae
2nd Declension– masculine only 
# / Nominative / Genitive / Dative / Accusative / Ablative / Vocative
Singular / -us/-ius/-er / -ī / -ō / -um / -ō / -e/-ī/-er
Plural / -ī / -ōrum / -īs / -ōs / -īs / -ī
3rd Declension – masculine and feminine only 
# / Nominative / Genitive / Dative / Accusative / Ablative / Vocative
Singular / varies / -is / -ī / -em / -e / =Nom sing
Plural / -ēs / -um / -ibus / -ēs / -ibus / -ēs

If you learn these patterns by heart, you have learned the fundamentals of Latin!!!

***Practice Charts

Case/Number / 1st declension / 2nd Declension / 3rd Declension
Nominative Sing
Genitive Sing
Dative Sing
Accusative Sing
Ablative Sing
Vocative Sing
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
Dative Plural
Accusative Plural
Ablative Plural
Vocative Plural
1st Declension 
# / Nominative / Genitive / Dative / Accusative / Ablative / Vocative
Singular
Plural
2nd Declension – masculine only 
# / Nominative / Genitive / Dative / Accusative / Ablative / Vocative
Singular
Plural
3rd Declension – masculine and feminine only 
# / Nominative / Genitive / Dative / Accusative / Ablative / Vocative
Singular
Plural
Case/Number / 1st declension / 2nd Declension / 3rd Declension
Nominative Sing
Genitive Sing
Dative Sing
Accusative Sing
Ablative Sing
Vocative Sing
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
Dative Plural
Accusative Plural
Ablative Plural
Vocative Plural

Decline & translate the 1st declension noun, porta, portae F,”gate”into all its possible forms:

Case/Number / LATIN forms / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Nominative Sing
Genitive Sing
Dative Sing
Accusative Sing
Ablative Sing
Vocative Sing
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
Dative Plural
Accusative Plural
Ablative Plural
Vocative Plural

2. Decline & translate the 2nd declension noun, vīlicus, vīlicīM,”overseer” into all its possible forms:

3.Decline & translate the 3rd declension noun, pes, pedisM, “foot”into all its possible forms:

Case/Number / LATIN forms / ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Nominative Sing / pes
Genitive Sing / pedis
Dative Sing
Accusative Sing
Ablative Sing
Vocative Sing
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
Dative Plural
Accusative Plural
Ablative Plural
Vocative Plural

4. Decline & translate the 1st declension noun, rāna, rānae F,”frog”into all its possible forms:

5. Decline & translate the 2nd declension noun, fīlius, fīliīM,”son”into all its possible forms:

Case/Number / LATIN forms / ENGLISH
Nominative Sing
Genitive Sing
Dative Sing
Accusative Sing
Ablative Sing
Vocative Sing
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
Dative Plural
Accusative Plural
Ablative Plural
Vocative Plural

6. Decline & translate the 3rd declension noun, frater, fratris M, “brother” into all its possible forms:

Case/Number / LATIN forms / ENGLISH
Nominative Sing / frater
Genitive Sing / fratris
Dative Sing
Accusative Sing
Ablative Sing
Vocative Sing
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
Dative Plural
Accusative Plural
Ablative Plural
Vocative Plural
Notes on Adjective-Noun agreement:

1. Decline & translate the adjective meus, mea, meum in agreement with the 1st declension noun, cista,cistaeF “trunk”into all its possible forms:

2. Decline & translate the adjective meus, mea, meum in agreement with the 2nd declension noun, cibus, cibīM, “food”into all its possible forms:

Nominative Sing
Genitive Sing
Dative Sing
Accusative Sing
Ablative Sing
Vocative Sing
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
Dative Plural
Accusative Plural
Ablative Plural
Vocative Plural

3. Decline & translate the adjective meus, mea, meum in agreement with the 3rd declension noun, vōx, vōcisF, “voice”into all its possible forms: