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In addition to their meanings, Latin nouns display these 4 features:
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Case, Number, Gender, Declension
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Latin noun cases
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case endings tell you how noun is used in sentence, for example is it subject or object
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Latin noun number
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singular or plural. Again, ending of noun will indicate
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Latin noun gender
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masculine, feminine or neuter.
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Latin noun declension
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Nouns are grouped into 5 declensions. Nouns grouped into a declension together share the same general pattern of case endings
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First declension nouns all end
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in -a in the nominative singular. most are feminine.
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decline silva
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silva silvae
silvae silvārum silvae silvīs silvam silvās silvã silvīs |
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What are 5 noun cases
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Nominative
Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative |
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Sentence has these to parts
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Subject and Predicate
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Subject of sentence in Latin is what case
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subject is always nominative case
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Noun used in predicate after a linking verb is what case
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nominative case. Called the predicate nominative.
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Britannia est īnsula.
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Britain is an island. Nominative case makes clear identity between subject predicate, Britain = island
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