1. Noun Declension Chart

2. Noun Endings Noun Endings
1st
2nd Masculine
2nd Neuter
3rd
NOMINATIVE -a
-us
-um
(various)
GENITIVE
-ae -ī
-is
DATIVE -o -i
ACCUSATIVE
-am
-em
ABLATIVE -ā -e
-ēs
-arum
-orum
-ibus
-ās
-ōs
SINGULAR
Noun Endings
Noun Endings
PLURAL

3. Noun Endings Noun Endings
1st
2nd Masculine
2nd Neuter
3rd
NOMINATIVE
GENITIVE
-ae -ī
-is
DATIVE
ACCUSATIVE
ABLATIVE -ā -o -e
-arum
-orum
-um
-ibus
SINGULAR
Noun Endings
Noun Endings
PLURAL

4. Changing Noun Endings

5. Example #1: Dative Plural
puella, puellae take the genitive form
puellae  puell drop the genitive ending
puellis add the dative plural ending

6. Example #2: Accusative Singular
puella, puellae take the genitive form
puellae  puell drop the genitive ending
puellam add the accusative singular ending

7. Example #3: Nominative Plural
puella, puellae take the genitive form
puellae  puell drop the genitive ending
puellae add the nominative plural ending

8. Example #4: Dative Singular
puella, puellae take the genitive form
puellae  puell drop the genitive ending
puellae add the dative singular ending