chapter 2

Question 1

Nominative case

Answer 1

Subject of a finite verb.

Used for the subject of the verb. The subject is the person or thing doing the verb

Question 2

Accusative case

Answer 2

Used for the object of a verb. The object is the person or thing the verb is done to.

Question 3

Dative case

Answer 3

Used for nouns that are to or for something

Question 4

Genitive case

Answer 4

Used for nouns that are ‘of’ something else and also to show possession.

Question 5

Vocative case

Answer 5

Used to call or address someone or something.

Question 6

Ablative case

Answer 6

Used for nouns that are by, with or from something.

Question 7

What are Latin declensions?

Answer 7

Nouns in Latin fall into five regular groups, called declensions according to the vowel that originally appeared at the end of the noun stem.

The easiest way to identify the declension of a noun is to look at the genitive singular case ending, which is unique to each declension:

Question 8

What are first declension nouns?

Answer 8

Nouns that end in A, and they are mostly feminine.

Question 9

What is the characteristic vowel of the first declension?

Answer 9

ae

Question 10

What is the characteristic vowel of the second declension?

Answer 10

I

Question 11

What is the characteristic vowel of the third declension?

Answer 11

is

Question 12

What is the characteristic vowel of the fourth declension?

Answer 12

-ūs

Question 13

What is the characteristic vowel of the fifth declension?

Answer 13

-ēī, eī

Question 14

What do the endings of nouns signify?

Answer 14

In addition to being marked for case, the endings on a noun, like the personal endings on verbs, are also marked for number (singular or plural).

Question 15

acronym for first declension nouns which are masculine/what nouns are exceptions?

Answer 15

PAIN

• Most second declension nouns with a nominative in -us or -er are masculine.

Question 16

How to identify the nouns declension?

Answer 16

The genitive singular form identifies the nouns declension

Question 17

First declension, nominative noun singular

Answer 17

-a ending

A woman _________s

Question 18

First declension, genitive noun singular

Answer 18

-ae ending

of a woman

Question 19

First declension, dative noun singular

Answer 19

-ae ending

to/for a woman

Question 20

First declension, accusative noun singular

Answer 20

-am

_____ _____s a woman

Question 21

First declension, ablative noun singular

Answer 21

-a

By/with/from a woman

Question 22

First declension, nominative noun plural

Answer 22

-ae

women _____

Question 23

First declension, genitive noun plural

Answer 23

-arum

of a woman

Question 24

First declension, dative noun plural

Answer 24

-is

to/for a woman

Question 25

First declension, accusative noun plural

Answer 25

-ās ___ ___s women

Question 26

First declension, genitive noun plural

Answer 26

-is by, with, from) women

Question 27

ager, agri m.

Answer 27

(cultivated) field; countryside

Question 28

amicus, amici m.

Answer 28

friend

Question 29

animus, animi m.

Answer 29

mind, spirit, courage; soul

Question 30

bellum, belli m.

Answer 30

War

Question 31

casa, casaef

Answer 31

house, hut

Question 32

dominus, domini m.

Answer 32

master, lord

Question 33

dónum, döni m.

Answer 33

gift, present

Question 34

locus, loci m. (in pl. sometimes also neuter)

Answer 34

place, position

Question 35

lūna, lùnaef

Answer 35

Moon

Question 36

natura, nātūraef

Answer 36

nature

Question 37

puer, pueri m.

Answer 37

boy

Question 38

puella, puellaef régnum, régnin. vir, viri m.

Answer 38

girl

Question 39

régnum, régnin.

Answer 39

kingdom, royal power

Question 40

vir, viri m.

Answer 40

man; occasionally “husband”

Question 41

cónsilium, cónsilii n.

Answer 41

plan, advice