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3 rd Declension I-Stem Nouns

3 rd Declension I-Stem Nouns. Lesson XLVI. 3 rd Declension: Theme and Variation. Theme: Normal 3 rd declension M/F ( ) dux, pax , ordo , pastor Variation 1: Neuter Nouns ( ) caput, iter , vulnus , corpus Variation 2: I-Stem M/F (today) civis , finis, hostis , mons

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3 rd Declension I-Stem Nouns

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  1. 3rd Declension I-Stem Nouns Lesson XLVI

  2. 3rd Declension: Theme and Variation • Theme: Normal 3rd declension M/F () • dux, pax, ordo, pastor • Variation 1: Neuter Nouns () • caput, iter, vulnus, corpus • Variation 2: I-Stem M/F (today) • civis, finis, hostis, mons • Variation 3: I-Stem N (today) • mare • Variation 4: 3rd declension adjectives (next week)

  3. What are i-stem nouns? • A group of 3rd declension words that get slightly different endings; they can be masculine, feminine, or neuter.

  4. How can you tell if a 3rd declension noun is an i-stem? • M/F nouns that end in –is or –es and are parisyllabic in the nominative and genitive forms. • M/F nouns with one syllable in the nominative and a base which ends in two consonants • N nouns whose nominatives end in –al, -ar, or -e

  5. How can you tell if a 3rd declension noun is an i-stem? • Magistra will tell you. (The genitive plural form will be marked in parentheses on the vocab list)

  6. Why is it important to learn these variations of the 3rd declension? • We will use them again extensively with 3rd declension adjectives

  7. What are the variations of i-stems? Masculine/Feminine i-stem nouns (civis, civis, m/f.) Singular Plural Nominative civiscivēs Genitive civiscivium Dative civīcivibus Accusative civemcivēs Ablative civecivibus

  8. What are the variations of i-stems? Neuter i-stem nouns (mare, maris, n.) Singular Plural Nominative mare maria Genitive marismarium Dative marīmaribus Accusative mare maria Ablative marīmaribus

  9. i-stem practice • hostis, hostis, hostium, m. malus, mala, malum “evil enemy” • navis, navis, navium, f. pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum “beautiful ship” • mons, montis, montium, m. altus, alta, altum “tall mountain” • mare, maris, marium, n. altus, alta, altum “deep sea”

  10. Is it an i-stem? The Rules: M/F noun that is parisyllabic in nominative and genitive M/F noun with a stem ending in 2 consonants N noun ending in –al, -ar, -e • sōl, sōlis, m. sun • ignis, ignis, m. fire • lapis, lapidis, m. stone • panis, panis, m. bread • fons, fontis, m. fountain • fēlēs, fēlis, f. cat • bos, bovis, m./f. cow • plebs, plebis, f. people • ars, artis, f. skill • quies, quietis, f. rest

  11. Ad finem itinerislongīvenērunt. • Montēsaltōs et flūminaalta in Europāvidī. • Colonīparvīsnavibustrāns mare ad provinciammigravērunt.

  12. We made a long journey but now we can see the end. • Fecimusiterlongumsednuncpossumusvidere finem. • The leader called together a large number of citizens. • Dux convocavit magnum numerumcivium.

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