1. THE LATIN DECLENSIONS: THE FIRST DECLENSION (NOUNS finished in –A)
FEMININE NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES

2. DECLENSION: CONCEPT
A DECLENSION is the different forms of the same word depending of the FUNCTION the word has in the sentence.
Nom/voc. Silv-a Silv-ae
Acc Silv-am Silv-as
Gen Silv-ae Silv-arum
Dat Silv-ae Silv-is
Abl Silv–a Silv-is
Take a sentence in English: .
Diana is the godess of the moon and the forests
SUBJECT: Diana
ATTRIBUTE: The goddess
NOUN COMPLEMENT (POSSESSIVE CASE): of the moon and the forest

3. THE “CASES” AND THEIR SYNTACTIC FUNCTIONS
Parts of a WORD
ROM - A
NAMES OF THE “CASES” (CASOS)
NOMINATIVE: SUBJECT and ATTRIBUTE: ROM-A
ACCUSATIVE: DIRECT COMPLEMENT: ROM-AM
GENITIVE: NOUN COMPLEMENT: ROM-AE
DATIVE: INDIRECT COMPEMENT: ROM-AE
ABLATIVE: ADVERBIAL CASE: ROM-A
ENDING (TERMINACIÓN)
ROOT (LEXEMA)
Flavia amat Romam
Roma amat Flaviam

4. Diana dea lunae et silvarum EST PRACTICE YOUR LATIN:
Translate the former sentence INTO LATIN using the table of the 1st DECLENSION (BOOKLET, PAGE 10): .
Diana is the goddess of the moon and the forests
SUBJECT: Diana
ATTRIBUTE: The goddess
NOUN COMPLEMENT (POSSESSIVE CASE): of the moon and the forests
REMEMBER!: the verb in Latin goes AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE
VOCABULARY:
Diana/ dea/ luna/ silva/ copulative Conj- “and” : ET
Diana
dea
lunae et
silvarum
EST

5. PRACTICE YOUR LATIN AGAIN:
2. Minerva is the goddes of science and the disciplines
3. Diana wears a quiver and arrows.
4. Diana feras in silvis agitat
VOCAB:
Scientia: science
Disciplina: discipline
Pharetra: quiver
Saggita: arrow
Fera: beast
Silva: forest
Portare: to wear
Agitare: to hunt
Quiver: (Lat) pharetra

6. PRACTICE YOUR LATIN AGAIN:
2. Minerva is the goddess of science and the disciplines
Minerva dea scientiae et disciplinarum est
3. Diana wears a quiver and arrows.
Diana pharetram et saggitas portat
4. Diana feras in silvis agitat
Diane hunt beasts in the forest
VOCAB:
Scientia: science
Disciplina: discipline
Pharetra: quiver
Saggita: arrow
Fera: beast
Silva: forest
Portare: to wear
Agitare: to hunt
Quiver: (Lat) pharetra

7. HOW WE SHOULD ANALYZE AND TRANSLATE A SENTENCE IN LATIN
VOCAB:
Magistra: teacher
Multa: many
Fabula: tale
Dea: Goddess
Discipula: student
Scientiam: knowledge
5. Flaminia epistolas filiis mittit
NOMINATIVE SINGULAR
SUBJECT
DATIVE PLURAL
INDIRECT C.
3RD PERSON SINGULAR
PRESENT
ACCUSATIVE PLURAL
DIRECT C.
Flaminia sends letters to her daughters
6. Magistrae multas fabulas dearum discipulis narrant.
Proverbs in Latin.
7. Natura scientiam non dat, sed studium.

8. HOW WE SHOULD ANALYZE AND TRANSLATE A SENTENCE IN LATIN
VOCAB:
Magistra: teacher
Multa: many
Fabula: tale
Dea: Goddess
Discipula: student
Scientiam: knowledge
SED: but
Narrare: to tell
Dare: to give
5. Flaminia epistolas filiis mittit
NOMINATIVE SINGULAR
SUBJECT
DATIVE PLURAL
INDIRECT C.
3RD PERSON SINGULAR
PRESENT
ACCUSATIVE PLURAL
DIRECT C.
Flaminia sends letters to her daughters
6. Magistrae multas fabulas dearum discipulis narrant.
NOMINATIVE
PLURAL
SUBJECT
ACCUSATIVE
PLURAL
DIRECT COMPLEMENT
GENITIVE PLURAL
POSSESSIVE CASE (C.N.)
DATIVE PLURAL
INDIRECT COMPLEMENT
3RD PERSON
PLURAL
PRESENT
Proverbs in Latin.
7. Natura scientiam non dat, sed studium.
NOMINATIVE SINGULAR
SUBJECT
ACCUSATIVE
SINGULAR
DIRECT C.
ACCUSATIVE
SINGULAR
3RD PERSON
SIGULAR
PRESENT
Nature does not give knowledge, but study.