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Third Declension

Third Declension. Nick Mandala. The Third Declension. In Latin, the third declension consists of all genders of nouns. There are three genders. Masculine Feminine Neuter When declining third declension nouns, the endings of the genders may differ.

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Third Declension

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  1. Third Declension Nick Mandala

  2. The Third Declension • In Latin, the third declension consists of all genders of nouns. • There are three genders. • Masculine • Feminine • Neuter • When declining third declension nouns, the endings of the genders may differ. • For example, the endings of a third declension masculine noun will differ from those of a third declension neuter noun. • When declining nouns, a word keeps its root, but the ending changes with the case. • For example, arbor (a/the tree) and arborem are the same word, but since they belong to different cases, the endings are different.

  3. The Cases • When declining a noun, the endings change because of the cases. • There are six main cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative and ablative. • Nominative: used when the noun is a subject. • Genitive: used when the noun shows possession. • Dative: used when the noun is a indirect object. • Accusative: used when the noun is a direct object. • Vocative: used when a noun is used in a quote. • Ablative: used when a preposition comes before. • These cases are the baisis for declining nouns.

  4. Feminine Endings

  5. Example • This is how you decline the noun uxor, which means wife.

  6. Masculine Endings

  7. Example • This is how you decline the noun canis, which means dog.

  8. Neuter Endings

  9. Example • This is how u decline the noun urbs, which means city.

  10. End Now you know the Latin third declension!

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