1. POSSESSION, NOUN STEM, DECLENSIONS
The genitive case
POSSESSION, NOUN STEM, DECLENSIONS

2. Genitive Case Endings – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Declensions; noun stem
1st declension 2nd declension (m. & n.) 3rd declension
S. –ae S. –ī S. -is
Pl. – ārum Pl. –ōrum Pl. –um
The genitive SINGULAR endings determine FER SURE the declension of the noun! Memorize them!!
NOUN STEM: by REMOVING the genitive singular ending from the noun, you will have the noun’s “stem” from which you may decline it.
DICTIONARY FORM: the form of the noun displayed in your Latin dictionary:
mercator, mercatoris (m.) - merchant

3. USES OF THE GENITIVE CASE: GENITIVE OF POSSESSION
E.G. pecunia mercatoris erat in tablinō
E.G. omnēs Galliae est divisa in trēs partēs.

4. PRACTICE: DECLINING NOUNS
DETERMINE THE DECLENSION OF EACH NOUN, WRITE IT DOWN. DECLINE EACH NOUN IN ITS PROPER DECLENSION.
1. animus, animī (m.) – mind ara, arae (f.) – altar lītus, lītoris (n.) – shore
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