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Lesson 16. 2nd Declension Neuter Nouns Latin I April 8-11, 2014. Let’s review! puella , puellae (f.) --- girl. Case Singular Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative. Let’s review! amicus, amici (m.) --- friend. Case Singular Plural Nominative
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Lesson 16 2nd Declension Neuter Nouns Latin I April 8-11, 2014
Let’s review!puella, puellae (f.) --- girl Case Singular Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
Let’s review!amicus, amici (m.) --- friend Case Singular Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
Lesson 16: Neuter Nouns • 2ND DECLENSION REVIEW: Nouns that have –i in their genitive singular are 2nd declension. They can be masculine or neuter. • amicus, amici (m.) • vir, viri (m.) • ager, agri (m.) • signum, signi (n.)
Find the noun stem The noun stem is found by dropping the genitive singular ending from the noun. Dictionary entry of a noun: signumsigni,n. sign Meaning Genitive singular Gender Nominativesingular signi– i=sign- Noun Stem
Neuter Rule • The nominative and accusative cases of neuter nouns always have the same endings. • The plural nominative and accusative ending of neuter nouns is always –A.
Neuter Nouns have the same endings as masculine, except for 3 differences.signum, signi (n.) --- sign Case Singular Plural Nominative signumsigna Genitive signisignorum Dative signosignis Accusative signumsigna Ablative signosignis
Your turn!templum, templi (n.) --- temple Case Singular Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
Your turn! Add the endings!consilium, consilii (n.) --- plan Case Singular Plural Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. consili consili consili consili consili consili consili consili consili consili
WARNING! • We’ve seen that neuter nom/acc plurals end in –a. • Remember that 1st declension singular words can end in –a, too! • If a word ends in –a and is feminine or masculine, it’s singular. • puella, casa, agricola: girl, house, farmer
WARNING! • If a word ends in –a and is neuter, it’s plural. • signa, praemia, consilia: signs, rewards, plans • Look in the glossary or vocab list if you’ve forgotten the gender. • It’s not magic…it’s just a matter of looking up the gender!
What To Take Away From the Lesson! • 2nd declension neuter nouns find their stems by dropping the –i from the genitive. • Neuter nouns use the same 2nd declension endings as masculine nouns except for 3 differences: • nom. singular = -um (not –us or –r) • nom. plural = -a (not –i) • acc. plural = -a (not –os)
Practice Time! • On your own paper, decline the following neuter nouns. Turn your paper in to the basket: • frumentum, frumenti (n.)---grain • donum, doni (n.)---gift • verbum, verbi (n.)---word
Practice Time! • On your own paper, copy the Latin sentences and provide the English translation for: • Page 111, Ex. A • Page 115, Ex. A