1. Declining a Latin Noun

2. Step 1 – Find the noun stem
The noun stem is found by dropping the genitive singular ending from the noun.
Dictionary entry of a noun:
Puella puellae, f girl
Nominative singular
Genitive singular
Gender
Meaning
Puellae – ae = puell
Noun Stem

3. Step 2: Add the case endings to the noun stem.
Singular Plural
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative

4. Which noun is in the dative singular case?
puellis
viae
casam
feminas
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7. Which noun is in the accusative plural case?
puellas
viam
nautarum
poetae
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10. Which noun ending does not belong according to number?ae
arum is am
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13. The case ending AE is not used for _____ case?
Nominative plural
Genitive singular
Dative plural
Dative singular
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16. The dative and _______ plural have the same ending?
Nominative
Accusative
Ablative
Genitive

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