Third Declension Nouns

Third Declension Nouns “base” or “stem” of a noun- the part of the noun you add endings to Puella: base puell- Ager, agri: base agr- Third declension nouns have no set nominative form- it could look like anything! To find the base, you need to look to the genitive

Third Declension Nouns Mater, matris (f.) mother matr- is the base you need to add endings to

Third Declension Endings (M/F only) Singular Plural Nominative - -es Genitive -is -um Dative -i -ibus Accusative -em Ablative -e Vocative

Third Declension Endings (M/F only) Singular Plural Nominative Mater Matres Genitive Matris Matrum Dative Matri Matribus Accusative Matrem Ablative Matre Vocative mater matres

Neighboring (neighbor) WORD DEFINITION DERIVATIVE Amor, amoris (m.) Frater, fratris (m.) Mater, matris (f.) Nepos, nepotis (m/f) Pater, patris (m.) Rex, regis (m.) Soror, sororis (f.) Carus, -a, -um Idoneus, -a, -um Notus, -a, -um Propinquus, -a, -um Vicinus, -a, -um Love Brother Mother Grandchild Father King Sister Dear Suitable Known, well-known Near (relative) Neighboring (neighbor)

Soror propinqua notus Idoneus pater vicinus Frater nepos amor Carus rex mater

ID case/number, translate (all options): Matres Patribus Regem Fratris Sororum Nepoti Amore Mater Fratrum sororis

Give the following forms: Dative singular: puella, puer, frater Nominative plural: filia, filius, nepos Accusative singular: regina, regnum, rex Genitive plural: agricola, ager, pater Ablative plural: provincia, bellum, amor

Decline: novus amor cara soror amicus nepos

Singular Plural Nom Gen Dat Acc Abl Voc Singular Plural Nom Gen Dat Acc Abl Voc

Pater tuus inimicus mei fratri est. Sicilia propinqua est et Africae et Italiae. Villa vestra est vicina nostrae. Sororis meae vicinus amicus legati est. Amor matris est notus nobis.