1. SECOND DECLENSION NOUNS
HENLE LESSON 2
SECOND DECLENSION NOUNS

2. NOUNS IN LATIN Have declension grouping 5 declensions in Latin
Decline nouns, Conjugate verbs
Declensions, Conjugations
CharacteristicsCase, Gender & Number

3. CASE USES SONG CASE USES SONG (TO THE TUNE OF FRERE JACQUES)
Nominative,
Genitive,
Dative,
ACCUSATIVE,
Ablative Case, (ABLATIVE CASE)
Those are Latin Noun Cases (THOSE ARE LATIN NOUN CASES)
Sing with me (SING WITH ME)

4. CASE USES SONG CONT. Nominative, Genitive, Dative, ACCUSATIVE,
Ablative Case
Those are Case Translations (THOSE ARE CASE TRANSLATIONS)
Sing with me (SING WITH ME).

5. CASE USES ABBREVIATED
NOMINATIVE
GENITIVE
DATIVE
ACCUSATIVE
ABLATIVE

6. FIRST DECLENSION Case Translation Nominative a subject avia
grandmother (subject); e.g. The grandmother watched television.
Genitive ae of
possession
aviae
of the grandmother, grandmother’s; e.g. The grandmother’s coat was lost.
Dative
to/for
indirect object
to/for the grandmother; used with verbs of giving, showing and telling; e.g. I gave money to the grandmother.
Accusative am
direct object
aviam
grandmother (direct object); e.g. I love my grandmother.
Ablative ā
by/with/from
aviā
by/with/from the grandmother AND OTHER TRANSLATIONS! e.g. I watch television with my grandmother.
Nominative Pl.
grandmothers (subject)
Genitive Pl.
ārum
aviarum
of the grandmothers, grandmothers’
Dative Pl. īs
aviis
to/for the grandmothers
Accusative Pl. ās
avias
grandmothers (direct object)
Ablative Pl.
by/with/from the grandmothers
Tea for Two
Endings spelled out
a, ae, ae, am / long a, ae, arum / is, as, is / the first declension!

7. 1ST DECLENSION SONG Tea for Two Endings spelled out
a, ae, ae, am / long a, ae, arum / is, as, is / the first declension!

8. 2ND DECLENSION MASCULINE IN VOCABULARY, -US –I EXEMPLI GRATIA:
Lupus, lupi
Hortus, horti
Socius, socii

9. 2nd DECLENSION Nominative us SN, PrN Genitive ī PNA Dative ō IO
Accusative um
DO/OP
Ablative OP
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
ōrum
Dative Plural īs
Accusative Plural ōs
Ablative Plural
Dashing through the halls/Far too fast to mention/Bumped into a Wall/Forgot my 2nd Declension/-us –i –o –um long o –I orum is long os is/ the 2nd of declensionsto the tune of Jingle Bells

10. DECLINE THIS NOUN! NOMINATIVE SN, PrN GENITIVE PNA DATIVE IO
lud____
GENITIVE PNA
DATIVE IO
ACCUSATIVE
DO OP
ABLATIVE OP

11. VERB “TO BE”
SINGULAR
PLURAL
1ST
Sum
Sumus
2ND Es
Estis
3RD
Est
sunt

12. “TO BE” = Can never have a direct object.
Exempli Gratia (e.g.): Davus is a slave.
Davus kicks a slave.
Instead of a direct object, it has a predicate nominative.
Think of the word “to be” as an equal sign.

13. NOMINATIVE NOUN JOB
Nominative is the _________________of the sentence.
It can also be a __________________
_________________ (PrN) after a
linking verb (exempli gratia, sum,
________, ___________________,
________,_________, _______.
E.G. Samantha est puella.

14. LESSON 2 VOCABULARY
Servus, servi M. slave—sergeant, serf, serval, servant, serve, service, servile, servomotor
Filius, filii M. son—filial, affiliate, affiliation, hidalgo
Deus, Dei M. God—adieu, deify, deign, deism, deity, divination, divine, diviner
Amicus, amici M. friend—amicable, amicus curiae, amigo
Christus, Christi M. Christ—
Christianus, Christiani M. Christian—
Bellum, belli, N. war—belligerent, antebellum, postbellum, bellicose, rebel
Caelum, caeli N. sky, heaven—celestial, celestite, ceiling, cerulean

15. LESSON 2 VOCABULARY
Regnum, regni N. kingdom, royal power—regal, regale, regent, regicide, regime, regimen, regiment, region
Praemium, praemii N. reward—premium
Periculum, periculi N. danger—imperil, parlous, perilous, peril
Imperium, imperii N. command, power, empire—emperor, imperative, empire
Gladius, gladii M. sword—gladiator, gladiolus, gladiola
Oppidum, oppidi N. town—
Gallia, Galliae F. Gaul—Gallic, Gaul
Gallus, Galli M. a Gaul—Gallic, Gaul
Romanus, Romani M. a Roman—

16. LESSON 2 VOCABULARY Roma, Romae, F. Rome—
Cum, preposition with ablative, with—used in English as prefix con/com to mean “with, together with, along with”; cum laude; communicate, company, compare, complement, concede, convict, confidant, confident, concurrence, conjugation
Et, conjunction, and—et cetera, et alii
In, preposition with the ablative, in, on—used as prefix in/im to mean “in” (Not ever to mean “not”; i.e. immortal OR indecent are NOT derivatives); impel, impend, inamorata, inaugurate, incarnate, inception, infer, induct, include, income, inculcate, incumbent, incur, indicate, infuse
Itaque, conjunction, therefore, and so—
Propter, preposition with accusative, on account of—post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy

17. LESSON 2 VOCABULARY
Post, preposition with accusative, after, behind—used in English as prefix post to mean “behind”; postbellum, posterity, posthumous, posterior, postpone, postlude, post meridiem (p.m.), postmortem, postnatal, postscript, post scriptum (p.s.)
Quod, conjunction, because—
Sed, conjunction, but—
Dederunt, they gave—add, addition, additional, antedate, betray, donate, donation, date, data, dowry, edit, endow, pardon, perdition, render, sacerdotal, tradition, traitor, vender
Dedit, he/she/it gave—(see Dederunt)
Incolunt, they inhabit—agricultural, colonial, colony, cult, cultivate, cultural, , horticulture
Vicerunt, they conquered—convict, convince, evince, invincible, vanquish, victim, victorious
Videtis, you (plural) see— (see Vident, Lesson 1)

18. HOMEWORK