1. Agenda diēs Mercuriī, prid. Id. Sept. A.D. MMXVIII
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Book Sign Out (Sections 01 & 03)
Dictionary Entry of Nouns & 1st Declension Nouns
Worksheet 1: Review of 1st Declension
The Nominative Case
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Latin 1
Mr. Finnigan
Boston Latin School

2. Dictionary Entry of Latin Nouns
there are FOUR parts of every noun’s dictionary entry:
puella, puellae, f.: girl
Nominative Singular
Genitive Singular
Gender
Meaning/Definition
Section 01 (Orange, 104) here

3. Dictionary Entry of Latin Nouns
puella, puellae, f.: girl
Nominative Singular
Genitive Singular:
ending tells you a noun’s declension
dropping the ending gives you the noun’s stem
Gender
Definition

4. First Declension Nouns

5. First Declension Nouns
Genitive SG ending AE indicates the noun belongs to the 1st declension
1st decl. nouns are (usually) easily recognized by the characteristic vowel A
1st declension nouns are overwhelmingly feminine in gender
BUT there are some masculine 1st decl. nouns too; we call these 2PAINS nouns:
Poēta/Pirāta, Agricola, Incola, Nauta, Scrība
poet/pirate, farmer, inhabitant, sailor, scribe
Finished with Section 02 (Yellow, 135)

6. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:

7. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative

8. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative

9. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a
Genitive ae
Dative
Accusative
Ablative

10. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a
Genitive ae
Dative
Accusative
Ablative

11. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a
Genitive ae
Dative
Accusative am
Ablative

12. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a
Genitive ae
Dative
Accusative am
Ablative ā

13. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a ae
Genitive
Dative
Accusative am
Ablative ā

14. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a ae
Genitive
ārum
Dative
Accusative am
Ablative ā

15. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a ae
Genitive
ārum
Dative īs
Accusative am
Ablative ā

16. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a ae
Genitive
ārum
Dative īs
Accusative am ās
Ablative ā

17. First Declension Nouns
1st decl. nouns have the following case endings:
Singular
Plural
Nominative a ae
Genitive
ārum
Dative īs
Accusative am ās
Ablative ā

18. Declining Nouns
declining a noun = creating all of its forms to show changes in case & number
case & number of a noun do change (endings)
gender & declension of a noun do not change; they are fixed
To Decline A Noun:
find the stem (go to gen. sg. & drop ending)
add the declension’s case endings to the stem

19. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.

20. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.

21. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
Gen.
nautae
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.

22. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
Gen.
nautae
Dat.
Acc.
Abl.

23. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
Gen.
nautae
Dat.
Acc.
nautam
Abl.

24. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
Gen.
nautae
Dat.
Acc.
nautam
Abl.
nautā

25. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
nautae
Gen.
Dat.
Acc.
nautam
Abl.
nautā

26. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
nautae
Gen.
nautārum
Dat.
Acc.
nautam
Abl.
nautā

27. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
nautae
Gen.
nautārum
Dat.
nautīs
Acc.
nautam
Abl.
nautā

28. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
nautae
Gen.
nautārum
Dat.
nautīs
Acc.
nautam
nautās
Abl.
nautā

29. Declining Nouns – Practice
find the stem and then decline nauta, nautae, m. SG PL
Nom.
nauta
nautae
Gen.
nautārum
Dat.
nautīs
Acc.
nautam
nautās
Abl.
nautā

30. The Nominative Case

31. Nominative Case
there are TWO uses of the nominative case: subject and predicate
SUBJECT
subject is the doer of the action or state of being in a sentence; it performs the verb
ex.:
a) Agricola in agrō est.
The farmer is in the field.
b) Aquae pulchrae sunt.
The waters are beautiful.

32. Subject-Verb Agreement
a subject must agree with its verb in number
SG verbs must have SG subjects
Patria in Europā est.
PL verbs must have PL subjects
Patriae in Europā sunt.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
note: two sg. subjects linked by a conjunction form a pl. subject and will have a pl. verb
Ītalia in Europā est.
Patria et Ītalia in Europā sunt.

33. Nominative Case
there are TWO uses of the nominative case: subject and predicate
PREDICATE NOMINATIVE
a noun or adjective used with a linking verb to define or describe the subject; gives more info. about subj.
ex.:
a) Italia patria est.
Italy is a country.
b) Fēminae sunt magnae.
The women are great.