Ecce Romani                                                                                                                Chapter 25 - Notes

Latin I

           

A.  Verbs:  Learn these principal parts and meanings:

absum, abesse, afui, afuturus - to be away, be absent, be distant

conficio, conficere, confeci, confectus - to finish

doceo, docēre, docui, doctus - to teach

emo, emere, ēmi, emptus - to buy

inspicio, inspicere, inspexi, inspectus - to examine

pervenio, pervenire, pervēni, perventurus - to arrive (at), reach

scio, scire, scivi, scitus - to know

sterto, stertere, stertui, ----- - to snore

traho, trahere, traxi, tractus - to drag, pull

 

B.  4th and 5th Declension Nouns

 

 

 

4th Declension

5th

Declension

Singular

     Nominative

     Genitive

     Dative

     Accusative

     Ablative

 

manus

manūs

manui

manum

manu

 

dies         

diei

diei

diem

die

Plural

     Nominative

     Genitive

     Dative

     Accusative

     Ablative

 

manūs

manuum

manibus

manūs

manibus

 

dies

dierum

diebus

dies

diebus

 

4th Declension                                                           5th Declension

aestus, aestūs, m., heat                                              dies, diei, m., day

aquaeductus, aquaeductūs, m., aqueduct                  res, rei, f., thing, matter, situation

arcus, arcūs, m., arch

complexus, complexūs, m., embrace

domus, domūs, f., house

manus, manūs, f.,  hand

risus, risūs, m., smile, laugh

senatus, senatūs, m., Senate

sonitus, sonitūs, m., sound

strepitus, strepitūs, m., noise, clattering

tumultus, tumultūs, m., uproar, commotion

 

Note:    1.  All 4th declension nouns are masculine, except domus and manus (feminine). 

            2.  All 5th declension nouns are feminine, except dies (masculine).

 

 

 

Chapter 25 Notes (continued)

 

C.  Words Used with the Genitive Case:

 

            These words are followed by the genitive case:

            1.  plenus - full (of)

            2.  satis - enough (of)

            3.  nihil - nothing (of)

            4.  aliquid - something (of)

 

            Ex.       a.  I have enough money.  =  I have enough of money   

                                                Habeo satis pecuniae.

 

                        b.  The country house is full of slaves.

                                                Villa est plena servorum.

 

                        c.  They are bringing enough water.  =  They are bringing enough of water.

                                                Satis aquae ferunt.