Ecce Romani Chapter 7 - Notes

Latin I

A. Nouns: Declensions

1. The term declension simply refers to the different sets of endings used on nouns. One set of endings will be used for -a words like puella, one for -us words like servus, and another for ? words like vox, arbor, pater, etc.

2. The term decline means put on endings like nominative or accusative on a Latin word:

puella puellae

puellam puellas

3. So far we have learned endings for nouns of the

1st delension puella

2nd declension servus (puer, vir)

3rd declension vox, arbor, clamor, fragor, pater, mater, princeps, urbs

	(-a) 1st Declension	(-us) 2nd Declension	(?) 3rd Declension
Singular Nominative Accusative	puella puellam	servus puer servum puerum	pater vox patrem vocem
Plural Nominative Accusative	puellae puellas	servi pueri servos pueros	patres voces patres voces

B. Adjectives Review

Remember that adjectives so far can have only 1st (-a) and 2nd (-us) declension endings.

C. Verb Review

1. Be sure you know these verbs and verb endings.

o = I clamo I shout

s = you clamas you shout

t = he/she/it clamat he, she, it shouts

nt = they clamant they shout

re = infinitive clamare to shout

2. Know this irregular verb:

sum I am

es you are

est he, she, it is

sunt they are