Lesson 16: New Material

Question 1

ante bellum

Answer 1

before the war

Question 2

before the war

Answer 2

ante bellum

Question 3

bellum -i

Answer 3

war

Question 4

caelum -i

Answer 4

sky, heaven

Question 5

débitum -i

Answer 5

debt, sin

Question 6

debt, sin

Answer 6

débitum -i

Question 7

donum -i

Answer 7

gift

Question 8

forum -i

Answer 8

forum, marketplace

Question 9

forum, marketplace

Answer 9

forum -i

Question 10

gift

Answer 10

donum -i

Question 11

kingdom

Answer 11

regnum -i

Question 12

óppidum -i

Answer 12

town

Question 13

regnum -i

Answer 13

kingdom

Question 14

saxum -i

Answer 14

rock

Question 15

sky, heaven

Answer 15

caelum -i

Question 16

temple

Answer 16

templum -i

Question 17

templum -i

Answer 17

temple

Question 18

town

Answer 18

óppidum -i

Question 19

verbum -i

Answer 19

word

Question 20

war

Answer 20

bellum -i

Question 21

word

Answer 21

verbum -i

Question 22

rock

Answer 22

saxum -i

Question 23

Name the two subgroups of the 2nd declension, and give their gender.

Answer 23

1. -us nouns with masculine gender
2. -um nouns with neuter gender

Question 24

Verbs have ___ endings and nouns have ___ endings.

Answer 24

personal, tense; case

Question 25

2nd-declension -um nouns are always ___ in gender.

Answer 25

neuter

Question 26

The natural gender rule ___ all other gender rules.

Answer 26

trumps

Question 27

What is the neuter rule?

Answer 27

nominative and accusative endings are the same

nominative and accusative plural ending is -a