Third Declension Nouns
Third Declension Nouns “base” or “stem” of a noun- the part of the noun you add endings to Puella: base puell- Ager, agri: base agr- Third declension nouns have no set nominative form- it could look like anything! To find the base, you need to look to the genitive
Third Declension Nouns Mater, matris (f.) mother matr- is the base you need to add endings to
Third Declension Endings (M/F only) Singular Plural Nominative - -es Genitive -is -um Dative -i -ibus Accusative -em Ablative -e Vocative
Third Declension Endings (M/F only) Singular Plural Nominative Mater Matres Genitive Matris Matrum Dative Matri Matribus Accusative Matrem Ablative Matre Vocative mater matres
Neighboring (neighbor) WORD DEFINITION DERIVATIVE Amor, amoris (m.) Frater, fratris (m.) Mater, matris (f.) Nepos, nepotis (m/f) Pater, patris (m.) Rex, regis (m.) Soror, sororis (f.) Carus, -a, -um Idoneus, -a, -um Notus, -a, -um Propinquus, -a, -um Vicinus, -a, -um Love Brother Mother Grandchild Father King Sister Dear Suitable Known, well-known Near (relative) Neighboring (neighbor)
Soror propinqua notus Idoneus pater vicinus Frater nepos amor Carus rex mater
ID case/number, translate (all options): Matres Patribus Regem Fratris Sororum Nepoti Amore Mater Fratrum sororis
Give the following forms: Dative singular: puella, puer, frater Nominative plural: filia, filius, nepos Accusative singular: regina, regnum, rex Genitive plural: agricola, ager, pater Ablative plural: provincia, bellum, amor
Decline: novus amor cara soror amicus nepos
Singular Plural Nom Gen Dat Acc Abl Voc Singular Plural Nom Gen Dat Acc Abl Voc
Pater tuus inimicus mei fratri est. Sicilia propinqua est et Africae et Italiae. Villa vestra est vicina nostrae. Sororis meae vicinus amicus legati est. Amor matris est notus nobis.