Archive for April, 2009
First Declension Singular Posted by kunthra on Apr 11, 2009
First declension nouns are usually feminine like queen (rēgīna) and widow (vidua). However there is the rare case where masculine nouns like farmer (agricola) and sailor (nauta) also fall under first declension nouns. Here are the singular first declension endings: Nominative: –a Genitive: –ae Dative: –ae Accusative: –am Ablative: –ā Here are the first declension…
Declension of Latin Nouns Posted by kunthra on Apr 8, 2009
In Latin, nouns have to undergo declension. Declension of nouns are necessary to show whether a sentence is plural or singular, feminine or masculine etc. Latin declensions of nouns consist of six grammatical casus or cases: 1) Nominative – marks the subject of a sentence. It answers the question: who? or what? The subject is usually…
Latin Numbers 1-10 Posted by kunthra on Apr 5, 2009
Latin numbers can be expressed cardinally and ordinally. Cardinal numbers are numbers we use to count when we count things in order. Ordinal numbers are numbers we use to list things, like when we place people in first, second or third place. Latin numerals are still used today. You can see them on tombstones and even…