+ The First Declension Latin I

+ Declension refers to NOUNS set of endings for nouns that follow a consistent pattern there are 5 Latin declensions each declension has 12 different endings use genitive singular form to figure out declension

+ First Declension predominantly FEMININE there are some masculine first declension nouns, usually about male occupations (agricola, po ē ta, p ī rata, nauta), some proper names (Scaevola), or Greek male names (Aen ēā s) most endings have an –A in them first vowel, first declension genitive singular ending is -AE

+ First Endings SingularPlural Nom -a-ae Gen -ae- ā rum Dat -ae-īs-īs Acc -am-ās-ās Abl -ā-ā -īs-īs Voc -a-ae

+ How to Decline write down nominative singular first form given in vocabularies find noun stem by removing genitive singular ending second form given in vocabulary add noun endings

+ Paradigm a paradigm is a model that shows the regular endings first paradigm: PUELLA puella, puellae fem girl

+ Let’s Decline SingularPlural Nom puella a/the girl (subject) puellae the girls (subject) Gen puellae of the girl puell ā rum of the girls Dat puellae to/for the girl puell ī s to/for the girls Acc puellam a/the girl (object) puell ā s the girls (object) Abl puell ā by/with/in the girl puell ī s by/with/in the girls Voc puellapuellae

+ Nominative Case refers to –a (singular) and –ae (plural) endings indicates subject of verb subject is usually actor/doer of action/being word (verb) for example: puella est any word that describes subject will also be nominative when linking verb is used, word that describes subject called PREDICATE NOMINATIVE or SUBJECT COMPLEMENT for example: Gallia est provincia