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First declension

First declension. Magister Riggs. 1st Declension. A declension is simply a group of words that share the same endings. In Latin there are five declensions. Most words in the first declension are feminine. The primary vowel is a

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First declension

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  1. First declension • Magister Riggs

  2. 1st Declension • A declension is simply a group of words that share the same endings. • In Latin there are five declensions. • Most words in the first declension are feminine. • The primary vowel is a • The genitive singular of EVERY first declension noun ends in AE...(viae, puellae, nautae)

  3. Case endings in the 1st Declension • Nom. a ae • Gen. ae arum • Dat. ae is • Acc. am as • Abl. a is

  4. The case determines the translation • Nom. a... “the _____”....used as subject • Gen. ae... “of the ______”...shows possession • Dat. ae... “to/for the _____”...indirect object • Acc. am... “the ______” ....direct object • Abl. a... “in/with/by the _____”, obj. of prep.

  5. For the plurals simply add s to the end of the blanks. • Nom. ae... “the ______s”....subject • Gen. arum... “of the ____s....shows possession • Dat. is... “to/for the _____s...indirect obj. • Acc. as... “the _____s....direct obj. • Abl. is... “in/with/by the _____s”... obj. of prep

  6. Practicevia (road), puella (girl), nauta (sailor) • viae (gen sing) = of the road... shows possession • puellam = • puellis (dat pl) = • puellis (abl pl) = • nauta (abl sing) = • puellarum = • puellas =

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