2nd Declension Neuter Nouns Latin I Dec. 1-8, 2014 Recap: Spring 2015 Lesson 16 2nd Declension Neuter Nouns Latin I Dec. 1-8, 2014 Recap: Spring 2015

Let’s review! puella, puellae (f.) --- girl Case Singular Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative

Let’s review! amicus, amici (m.) --- friend Case Singular Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative

Lesson 16: Neuter Nouns 2ND DECLENSION REVIEW: Nouns that have –i in their genitive singular are 2nd declension. They can be masculine or neuter. amicus, amici (m.) vir, viri (m.) ager, agri (m.) signum, signi (n.)

Dictionary entry of a noun: signum signi, n. sign Find the noun stem The noun stem is found by dropping the genitive singular ending from the noun. Dictionary entry of a noun: signum signi, n. sign Meaning Genitive singular Gender Nominative singular signi – i = sign- Noun Stem

Neuter Rule The nominative and accusative cases of neuter nouns always have the same endings. The plural nominative and accusative ending of neuter nouns is always –A.

Nominative signum signa Genitive signi signorum Dative signo signis Neuter Nouns have the same endings as masculine, except for 3 differences. signum, signi (n.) --- sign Case Singular Plural Nominative signum signa Genitive signi signorum Dative signo signis Accusative signum signa Ablative signo signis

Your turn! templum, templi (n.) --- temple Case Singular Plural Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Ablative

Your turn! Add the endings! consilium, consilii (n.) --- plan Case Singular Plural Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. consili consili consili consili consili consili consili consili consili consili

WARNING! We’ve seen that neuter nom/acc plurals end in –a. Remember that 1st declension singular words can end in –a, too! If a word ends in –a and is feminine or masculine, it’s singular. puella, casa, agricola: girl, house, farmer

WARNING! If a word ends in –a and is neuter, it’s plural. signa, praemia, consilia: signs, rewards, plans Look in the glossary or vocab list if you’ve forgotten the gender. It’s not magic…it’s just a matter of looking up the gender!

What To Take Away From the Lesson! 2nd declension neuter nouns find their stems by dropping the –i from the genitive. Neuter nouns use the same 2nd declension endings as masculine nouns except for 3 differences: nom. singular = -um (not –us or –r) nom. plural = -a (not –i) acc. plural = -a (not –os)

Practice Time! On your own paper, decline the following neuter nouns. Turn your paper in to the basket: frumentum, frumenti (n.)---grain donum, doni (n.)---gift verbum, verbi (n.)---word

Practice Time! On your own paper, copy the Latin sentences and provide the English translation for: Page 111, Ex. A Page 115, Ex. A