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Latin Level 2, Unit 2: Fourth and Fifth Declension Nouns

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
hand (fourth declension noun, feminine)
What case ending marks the nominative singular of a typical fourth declension noun?
-us
What case ending marks the genitive singular of a fourth declension noun?
-us (identical to nominative, distinguished by context/length)
What is the dative/ablative plural ending for fourth declension nouns?
-ibus
exercitus, exercitus
army (fourth declension noun, masculine)
senatus, senatus
senate (fourth declension noun, masculine)
What gender are most fourth declension nouns?
Masculine
cornu, cornus
horn (a neuter fourth declension noun)
What ending marks the nominative and accusative singular of neuter fourth declension nouns like 'cornu'?
-u
fructus, fructus
fruit / profit (fourth declension noun)
gradus, gradus
step / degree (fourth declension noun)
adventus, adventus
arrival (fourth declension noun)
What is the accusative singular ending for fourth declension nouns?
-um
What is the nominative plural ending for fourth declension masculine/feminine nouns?
-us
domus, domus
house / home (an irregular fourth/second declension noun)

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