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!