Latin Level 2, Unit 2: Fourth and Fifth Declension Nouns. Core vocabulary, forms, and short example sentences for this unit. Front: the Latin word or form. Back: English meaning (brief grammatical note in parentheses where useful, e.g. case or conjugation).
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- manus, manus
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hand (fourth declension noun, feminine)
- What case ending marks the nominative singular of a typical fourth declension noun?
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-us
- What case ending marks the genitive singular of a fourth declension noun?
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-us (identical to nominative, distinguished by context/length)
- What is the dative/ablative plural ending for fourth declension nouns?
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-ibus
- exercitus, exercitus
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army (fourth declension noun, masculine)
- senatus, senatus
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senate (fourth declension noun, masculine)
- What gender are most fourth declension nouns?
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Masculine
- cornu, cornus
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horn (a neuter fourth declension noun)
- What ending marks the nominative and accusative singular of neuter fourth declension nouns like 'cornu'?
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-u
- fructus, fructus
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fruit / profit (fourth declension noun)
- gradus, gradus
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step / degree (fourth declension noun)
- adventus, adventus
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arrival (fourth declension noun)
- What is the accusative singular ending for fourth declension nouns?
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-um
- What is the nominative plural ending for fourth declension masculine/feminine nouns?
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-us
- domus, domus
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house / home (an irregular fourth/second declension noun)