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61 Cards in this Set
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How many things happen to a Noun Substantive?
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Six things happen to a Noun Substantive: Gender, Number, Case, Declension, Figure and Kind.
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What is a Declension?
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A Declension is a variation, or changing of words by cases.
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By what sign is the Declension of a Noun known?
A Declension of a Noun is known by its Genitive Singular ending. |
A Declension of a Noun is known by its Genitive Singular ending.
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How many Declensions are there?
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There are five Declensions.
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the First Declension
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whose Genitive Singular ends in -ae or in -es
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Musa, Musae (a muse)
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the First Declension
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Epitome, Epitomes (a summary).
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the First Declension
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the Second Declension
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whose Genitive Singular ends in -i
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Dominus, Domini (a lord)
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the Second Declension
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the Third Declension
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whose Genitive Singular ends in -is and often in -os if the Noun was originally a Greek word
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Poesis, Poesos (a poem)
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the Third Declension
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the Fourth Declension
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whose Genitive Singular ends in -us,
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Sensus, Sensus (a sense)
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the Fourth Declension
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Cornu, Cornus (a horn)
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the Fourth Declension
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the Fifth Declension
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whose Genitive Singular ends in -ei
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Dies, Diei (a day)
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the Fifth Declension
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maria, mariae
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First Declension
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genu, genus
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Fourth Declension
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spiritus, spiritus
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Fourth Declension
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ignis, ignis
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Third Declension
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iesus, iesus
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Fourth Declension
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sol, solis
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Third Declension
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rex, regis
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Third Declension
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ager, agri
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Second Declension
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amicus, amici (a friend)
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Second Declension
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Deus, Dei (God)
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Fifth Declension
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Domus, Domus
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Fourth Declension
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puella, puellae (a girl)
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First Declension
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mos, moris
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Third Declension
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animal, animalis
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Third Declension
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dies, diei
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Fifth Declension
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cor, cordis
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Third Declension
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agricola, agricolae
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First Declension
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gladius, gladii
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Second Declension
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luna, lunae
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First Declension
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spes, spei
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Fifth Declension
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aeneas, aeneae
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First Declension
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res, rei
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Fifth Declension
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cornu, cornus
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Fourth Declension
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manu, manus
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Fourth Declension
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uxor, uxoris
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Third Declension
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templum, templi
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Second Declension
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donum, doni
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Second Declension
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vir, viri
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Second Declension
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mensa, mensae
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First Declension
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meridies, meridiei
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Fifth Declension
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caelum, caeli
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Second Declension
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Pax, Pacis
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Third Declension
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terra, terrae
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First Declension
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caro, carnis
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Third Declension
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puer, pueri
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Second Declension
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fama, famae
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First Declension
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stella, stellae
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First Declension
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penna, pennae
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First Declension
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amicus, amici
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Second Declension
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Gender (5)
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Gender: Masculine, Feminine, Neuter, Common-of-Two, Common-of-Three
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Number (2)
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Number: Singular, Plural
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Case (6)
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Case: Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Vocative, Ablative
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Declension (5)
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Declension:
First (-ae, -es) Second (-i) Third (-is, -os) Fourth (-us) Fifth (-ei) |
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Figure (2)
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Figure: Simple, Compound
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Kind (2)
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Kind: Primitive, Derivative
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