Latin:Cases

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There are 5 declensions and 6 main cases in Latin language, but the vocative is not very important as the other ones. The locative is the seventh case but it's only used with special nouns.


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Declinatio Prima (First declension)

First declensions words are generally feminine and end with -a. e.g. rosa(f).

rosa(rose) Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
singular rosa rosae rosae rosam rosā
plural rosae rosārum rosīs rosās rosīs

Declinatio Secunda (Second declension)

Second declensions words are generally masculine and end with -us, -er. There are neuter words that end with -um. e.g. servus(m), verbum(n)

servus(slave) Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
singular servus servī servō servum servō
plural servī servōrum servīs servōs servīs
verbum(word) Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
singular verbum verbī verbō verbum verbō
plural verba verbōrum verbīs verba verbīs

Declinatio Tertia (Third declension)

Third declension words can be masculine, neuter, and feminine and may end in –a,–e, –ī, –ō, –y, –c, –l, –n, –r, –s, –t, or –x. It consists of nouns of variable nominative cases and roots. The third declension is the largest group of nouns.

homō(man) Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
singular homō hominis hominī hominem homine
plural hominēs hominum hominibus hominēs hominibus
nōmen(name) Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
singular nōmen nōminis nōminī nōmen nōmine
plural nōmina nōminum nōminibus nōmina nōminibus

Declinatio Quarta (Fourth declension)

Fourth declensions words are generally masculine and end with -us.There are neuter words that end with -u. e.g. manus(f), cornū(n)

manus(hand) Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
singular manus manūs manuī manum manū
plural manūs manuum manibus manūs manibus
cornū(horn) Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
singular cornū cornūs cornū cornū cornū
plural cornua cornuum cornibus cornua cornibus

Declinatio Quinta (Fifth declension)

Fifth declensions words are generally feminine and end with ēs. e.g. diēs(f).

diēs(day) Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative
singular diēs diēī diēī diem diē
plural diēs diērum diēbus diēs diēbus


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