1. THE SECOND DECLENSION: MASCULINE NOUNS
The 2nd DECLENSION is the declension of the MASCULINE NOUNS finishing in –US. These are the CASE ENDINGS:
Case
Singular
Plural
Nominative Us i
Vocative e
Accusative um os
Genitive
orum
Dative o is
Ablative
Case
Singular
Plural
Nominative
SERV- Us
SERV- i
Vocative
SERV-e
SERV-i
Accusative
SERV-um
SERV-os
Genitive
SERV-orum
Dative
SERV- o
SERV-is
Ablative
SERV-o
SERVis
MASCULINE nouns usually go with adjectives with the same endings:
Nominative: SERVUS BONUS
Accusative: SERVUM
BONUM

2. 2nd declension: PRACTICE
CULTURE BOOKLET. The Roman House.T RANSLATION.
Caecilius est in peristylo Caecilius in peristylo amoeno sedet.
NOUN+ADJECTIVE
VERB
3rd person Singular
NOMINATIVE SINGULAR
SUBJECT
NOMINATIVE SINGULAR
SUBJECT
VERB, 3rd person singular
PREP+ ABLATIVE
PLACE COMPLEMENT
PREP+ ABLATIVE
PLACE COMPLEMENT
Caecilius is in the colonnaded patio. Caecilius is sitting in the quiet/still patio.

3. 2-1-2 and 3rd Declension Adjectives (masculine-feminine-neuter)

4. Overview Adjectives do not have to agree with nouns in declension.
However, they must agree with the nouns they modify in Gender, Number, and Case.
There are two types of adjectives, and 3rd declension adjectives (2 and 1 terminations).

5. 2-1-2 Adjectives
These adjectives can be identified by their nominative endings of us, a, and um.
The masculine form of a adjective declines like the second declension.
The feminine form of the adjective declines like the first declension.
And the neuter form declines like the 2nd Declension Neuter.

6. 2-1-2 Examples Masculine Feminine Neuter Singular Nominative Magnus
Magna
Magnum
Accusative
Magnam
Genitive
Magni
Magnae
Dative
Magno
Ablative
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
Nominative
Magni
Magnae
Magna
Accusative
Magnos
Magnas
Genitive
Magnorum
Magnarum
Dative
Magnis
Ablative

7. 3rd Declension Adjectives
All 3rd Declension Adjectives decline like the 3rd declension.
Some of these adjectives have the same ending for masculine and feminine, the neuter ending being different.
Others have the same ending for masculine, feminine, and neuter. These are called One Termination Adjectives.

8. 3rd Declension Adjectives: 3 terminations
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Singular
Nominative
Omnis
Omne
Accusative
Omnem
genitive
Dative
Omni
Ablative
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Plural
Nominative
Omnes
Omnia
Accusative
genitive
Omnium
Dative
Omnibus
Ablative

9. 3rd Declension Adjectives: 1 termination
Masculine/feminine
Neuter
Singular
Nominative
felix
Accusative
felicem
Genitive
felicis
Dative
felici
Ablative
Masculine
Neuter
Plural
Nominative
felices
felicia
Accusative
Genitive
felicium
Felicium
Dative
felicibus
Ablative

10. Translation practice ANALYZE FIRST, CASE AND NUMBER; NEXT, FUNCTIONS.
Duces Romanorum magnas legiones suas in Germaniam cum equitibus
ducebant
et contra feroces Germanos pugnabant.
NOM PLUR
GENIT PL
ACCUSATIVE PL
PREPOSITIONAL COMPLEMENT
PREPOSITIONAL COMPLEMENT
SUBJECT
POSSESSIVE (CN)
DIRECT C.
IN + ACCUS
CUM+ABLAT
PLACE C.
VERB; IMP, 3rd P.PL
PREPOSITIONS
- IN+ACC: TO, TOWARDS
- CUM+ABLATIVE: WITH
- CONTRA +ACCUSATIVE: AGAINST
VERB; IMP, 3rd P.PL
CONJ
PREPOSITIONAL COMPLEMENT
CONTRA+ACCUSATIVE
VOCAB: dux-ducis/ legio-legionis/ equis-equitis//adj: magnus-a-um/ suus-a-uum

11. The End!