Chapter 15

neither masculine nor feminine What does neuter mean? neither masculine nor feminine

Second declension neuter nouns can be recognize by the ____ending in the nominative singular and ___in the genitive singular. -um -i

How do you find the stem for a 2nd declension neuter noun? drop the -i from the genitive singular form nom: baculum gen: baculi stem: bacul-

How do you find the stem for a 3rd declension neuter noun? drop the -is from the genitive singular form nom: iter gen: itineris stem: itiner-

the nominative and accusative will always be the same What is the neuter rule? the nominative and accusative will always be the same

2nd Declension. singular. plural nom:. -um. -a. gen:. -i. -orum dat: 2nd Declension singular plural nom: -um* -a* gen: -i -orum dat: -o -is acc: -um* -a* abl: -o -is *neuter rule

3rd Declension. singular. plural nom:. s-n-l-r-o-x. -a. gen:. -is 3rd Declension singular plural nom: s-n-l-r-o-x* -a* gen: -is -um dat: -i -ibus acc: s-n-l-r-o-x* -a* abl: -e -ibus *neuter rule

Latin singular English singular Latin plural English plural nom. gen. dat. acc. abl.

Activity 3: translate the following sentences containing neuter nouns 1. Magna onera ferebant plaustra. 2. Nox erat; raeda in fossā immobilis manebat; nemo auxilium ferebat.

4. Canis latrabat quod murmur rotarum. audiebat. 5 4. Canis latrabat quod murmur rotarum audiebat. 5. Erant multa vehicula in viā; cisium tarda vehicula praeteribat.