Expertlatin
Fortunately you don't have to learn the endings of each noun individually. Instead, Latin nouns are divided into five groups called declensions. A noun's declension determines which sets of case endings you add to it.
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Second Declension Neuter.
| Case | SINGULAR | PLURAL |
|---|---|---|
| Dative | ō | īs |
| Accusative | um | a |
| Ablative | ō | īs |
- How do Latin nouns end?
- How do you determine the declension of a noun Latin?
- How many Latin noun endings are there?
How do Latin nouns end?
Accusative singular for masculine and feminine nouns always ends in '-m'; accusative plural for masculine and feminine nouns always ends in '-s'. Genitive plural of all declensions ends in '-um'. Dative and ablative plurals are always the same. In the first and second declensions, the ending is usually '-is'.
How do you determine the declension of a noun Latin?
It is actually super easy to identify the declension of a Latin noun. You look at the noun's genitive singular form and see what ending it has. This ending tells you which declension it belongs to.
How many Latin noun endings are there?
A case tells the speaker or reader what the noun does or is doing, and the declension of the noun decides how the case will look. In Latin, there are five declensions, and seven cases to use.
