Expertlatin
Fourth declension nouns
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -us | –us |
| Vocative | -us | –us |
| Accusative | -um | –us |
| Genitive | -us | -uum |
- What are 4th declension words?
- Which noun is declined in 4th declension?
- Are most 4th declension nouns feminine?
- What are the 4th declension endings in Latin?
What are 4th declension words?
A few 4th declension nouns appear unchanged in English: status, sinus, census, consensus, hiatus, apparatus. If you should want to pluralize any of these words in English, and you mean to follow Latin practice, you will not change the word in spelling—the Latin plural of census is census.
Which noun is declined in 4th declension?
Feminine and masculine nouns are declined alike. The following are the only 4th Declension neuter nouns: cornū, -ūs, horn genū, -ūs, knee gelū, -ūs, frost, chill pecū, -ūs, herd, flock verū, -ūs, spit, tip of javelin specus, -ūs, cave (also masc. and fem.)
Are most 4th declension nouns feminine?
There is one important rule to remember here: fourth declension contains u-stem nouns which are almost all masculine in gender. Fourth Declension. Fourth declension is Latin's u-stem declension in which almost all the nouns are masculine in gender.
What are the 4th declension endings in Latin?
Latin words of the fourth declension are generally masculines or, less commonly, feminines in -us and neuters in -ū. The genitive is in -ūs. The dative-ablative plural -ibus may appear less commonly as -ubus.
