First declension Magister Riggs
1st Declension A declension is simply a group of words that share the same endings. In Latin there are five declensions. Most words in the first declension are feminine. The primary vowel is a The genitive singular of EVERY first declension noun ends in AE...(viae, puellae, nautae)
Case endings in the 1st Declension Nom. a ae Gen. ae arum Dat. ae is Acc. am as Abl. a is
The case determines the translation Nom. a... “the _____”....used as subject Gen. ae... “of the ______”...shows possession Dat. ae... “to/for the _____”...indirect object Acc. am... “the ______” ....direct object Abl. a... “in/with/by the _____”, obj. of prep.
For the plurals simply add s to the end of the blanks. Nom. ae... “the ______s”....subject Gen. arum... “of the ____s....shows possession Dat. is... “to/for the _____s...indirect obj. Acc. as... “the _____s....direct obj. Abl. is... “in/with/by the _____s”... obj. of prep
Practice via (road), puella (girl), nauta (sailor) viae (gen sing) = of the road... shows possession puellam = puellis (dat pl) = puellis (abl pl) = nauta (abl sing) = puellarum = puellas =