Try translating these sentences on your own!<\/p>\n
(1) Es am\u012bcus<\/strong>. (am\u012bcus <\/strong>= friend)<\/p>\n (2) Est cervus<\/strong>. (cervus<\/strong> = deer)<\/p>\n (3) Sum medicus<\/strong>. (medicus <\/strong>= doctor.)<\/p>\n The three sentences all contain second declension nouns. The most basic second declension nouns end in -us and are mostly masculine. For the second sentence, you might have translated this sentence as, “He is a deer” but the better translation may be “It is a deer”. Some Latin nouns end in -ius. The third sentence is an example of a second declension noun that ends in -ius.<\/p>\n Now take a look at these sentences:<\/p>\n (1) Sunt serv\u012b<\/strong>. (serv\u012b<\/strong> = servants)<\/p>\n (2) Sumus domin\u012b<\/strong>. (domin\u012b <\/strong>= masters, lords of the house)<\/p>\n As you can see these second declension nouns in the nominative don’t end in -us, they end in -\u012b. This is because second declension nouns that end in -us\u00a0in the plural end in -\u012b.<\/p>\n Let’s\u00a0move on to more examples:<\/p>\n (1) Est pinus<\/strong>. (pinus<\/strong> = pine tree)<\/p>\n (2) Sum puer<\/strong>. (puer<\/strong> = boy)<\/p>\n (3) Es vir<\/strong>. (vir<\/strong> = man)<\/p>\n The fist sentence is an example of a second declension noun that is feminine. There are a few feminine second declension nouns, so don’t automatically assume that all second declension nouns are masculine. A general rule of thumb is that nouns that end in -us that are plants, trees or cities, tend to be feminine. The second sentence contains a second declension noun that ends in -er. The third sentence is an example of a second declension noun that ends in -ir. As you can see, you can’t assume that only -us ending nouns are second declension nouns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Try translating these sentences on your own! (1) Es am\u012bcus. (am\u012bcus = friend) (2) Est cervus. (cervus = deer) (3) Sum medicus. (medicus = doctor.) The three sentences all contain second declension nouns. The most basic second declension nouns end in -us and are mostly masculine. For the second sentence, you might have translated this…<\/p>\n