Expertlatin
- What declension is genitive in Latin?
- Do Latin adjectives have declensions?
- How do you tell what declension a Latin adjective is?
What declension is genitive in Latin?
The genitive (cāsus patricus 'paternal case' in Latin) is the name for this second form ("-ae" for the first declension) and is easy to remember as the equivalent of a possessive or apostrophe-s case in English. That's not its complete role, though. In Latin, the genitive is the case of description.
Do Latin adjectives have declensions?
Like Latin nouns, Latin adjectives and their endings are sorted into declensions. There are only three adjective declensions.
How do you tell what declension a Latin adjective is?
Each declension can be unequivocally identified by the ending of the genitive singular (-ae, -i, -is, -ūs, -ei). The stem of the noun can be identified by the form of the genitive singular as well.
