Ancient Roman Names Posted by kunthra on May 24, 2009
Back in ancient Roman times, most male citizens were named in three parts or the tria nomina. The praenomen is what we call the first name. In Latin, it literally means forename. In many cases, parents just chose to name their sons after male relatives, like a grandfather. Only close friends and family could address…
Neuter Nouns Ending in -um in the Plural Posted by kunthra on May 20, 2009
The last post dealt with the neuter nouns ending in -um in the singular. Today we deal with second declension neuter nouns in the plural. Nouns like castrum (camp) and tormentum (anguish, torment) belong in this category. N : –ā G : –ōrum D : –īs Acc : –ā Abl : –īs The endings for…
Second Declension Neuter Nouns Ending in -um Posted by kunthra on May 17, 2009
Second declension nouns are usually masculine, but they can be neuter. Nouns that fall into this category are: mercatum (market) and bellum (war). These are the endings for neuter nouns ending in -um: N : –um G : –ī D : –ō Acc : –um Abl : –ō The endings for the Latin word for…
Second Declension er/ir Plural Nouns Posted by kunthra on May 14, 2009
N : ī G : ōrum D : īs Acc : ōs Abl : īs The declension of the Latin word for man : N : virī G : virōrum D : virīs Acc : virōs Abl : virīs The second declensions for the Latin word for field: N : vesperī G : vesperōrum D…
Second Declension Singular Nouns with the er/ir Endings Posted by kunthra on May 10, 2009
This group can be divided into 2 groups; one group keeps the “e” when declined, and one does not. Words in this category are (ager) field and (magister) teacher. The er/ir endings for the singular form are as follows: N : -er/ir G : -ī D : -ō Acc : -um Abl : –ō These…
Second Declension Nouns Ending in -ius Posted by kunthra on May 6, 2009
There are some second declension nouns that end in -ius. (fīlius) son and (socius) ally are nouns that fall in this category. I threw in the vocative and locative for good measure. This is the singular ending for the Latin word for sword N : gladius G : gladi D : gladio Ac : gladium…
Second Declension Nouns Plural Posted by kunthra on May 4, 2009
Nouns like amicus (friend) fall into the second declension noun category. There are also nouns that end in icus that have to do with professions: medicinus (doctor) and mathematicus (mathematician) are both examples. Now, the plural endings for second declension nouns N : ī G : ōrum D : īs Acc : ōs Ab…