Schaum's Outline of Latin Grammar - Alan Fishbone [8]
Fourth-declension nouns have the ending -uÅs in the genitive singular.
Here are some sample fourth-declension nouns:
spõÅritus, spõÅrituÅs, m.
breath
fruÅctus, fruÅctuÅs, m.
enjoyment
uÅsus, uÅsuÅs, m.
use
cornuÅ, cornuÅs, n.
horn
genuÅ, genuÅs, n.
knee
cursus, cursuÅs, m.
course
manus, manuÅs, f.
hand
¯uctus, ¯uctuÅs, m.
wave
They decline as follows:
Singular
Plural
Nom.=voc.
uÅsus
cornuÅ
uÅsuÅs
cornua
Gen.
uÅsuÅs
cornuÅs
uÅsuum
cornuum
Dat.
uÅsuõÅ
cornuÅ
uÅsibus
cornibus
Acc.
uÅsum
cornuÅ
uÅsuÅs
cornua
Abl.
uÅsuÅ
cornuÅ
uÅsibus
cornibus
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THE FIFTH DECLENSION
Fifth-declension nouns have the ending -eõÅ or -eÅõÅ in the genitive singular, depending on whether the stem ends in a consonant or vowel.
Here are some sample ®fth-declension nouns:
reÅs, reõÅ, f.
thing
dieÅs, dieÅõÅ, m.
day
®deÅs, ®deõÅ, f.
faith
specieÅs, specieÅõÅ, m.
appearance
They decline as follows:
Singular
Plural
Nom.=Voc.
reÅs
dieÅs
reÅs
dieÅs
Gen.
reõÅ
dieÅõÅ
reÅrum
dieÅrum
Dat.
reõÅ
dieÅõÅ
reÅbus
dieÅbus
Acc.
rem
diem
reÅs
dieÅs
Abl.
re
dieÅ
reÅbus
dieÅbus
Exercises
11. Fully decline the following nouns:
1. ®deÅs, ®deõÅ, f.
Singular
Plural
Nominative=vocative
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Genitive
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Dative
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Accusative
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Ablative
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2. manus, manuÅs, f.
Singular
Plural
Nominative=vocative
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Genitive
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Dative
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Accusative
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Ablative
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12. Change the following from singular to plural. (If there are multiple possibilities, give all.)
1. reÅs
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2. dieÅõÅ
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3. fruÅctuÅs
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4. fruÅctuõÅ
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5. genuÅ
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13. Change the following from plural to singular. (If there are multiple possibilities, give all.)
1. genua
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2. uÅsuum
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3. reÅrum
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4. dieÅbus
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5. reÅs
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A Few Irregular Nouns
The noun võÅs, f. (force, violence4) declines as follows: Singular
Plural
Nominative=vocative
võÅs
võÅreÅs
Genitive
Ð
võÅrium
Dative
Ð
võÅribus
Accusative
vim
võÅreÅs, -õÅs
Ablative
võÅ
võÅribus
The noun domus, domuÅs or domõÅ, f. (house, home) declines as follows. This noun has both second- and fourth-declension forms.
Singular
Plural
Nominative=vocative
domus
domuÅs
Genitive
domuÅs=domõÅ
domuum=domoÅrum
Dative
domuõÅ=domoÅ
domibus
Accusative
domum
domuÅs=domoÅs
Ablative
domuÅ=domoÅ
domibus
The locative for this noun is domõÅ.
The noun deus, deõÅ, m. (god) declines as follows:
Singular
Plural
Nominative=vocative
deus
dõÅ
Genitive
deõÅ
deoÅrum=deum
Dative
deoÅ
dõÅs
Accusative
deum
deoÅs
Ablative
deoÅ
dõÅs
4 In the plural this noun means ` bodily strength.'
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Exercises
14. Based on the paradigms given, identify the declension for each of the following nouns:
1. reÅgõÅna, reÅgõÅnae, f.
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2. specieÅs, specieÅõÅ, f.
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3. lõÅtus, lõÅtoris, n.
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4. exemplar, exemplaÅris, -ium n.
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5. currus, curruÅs, m.
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6. ager, agrõÅ, m.
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7. saxum, saxõÅ, n.
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8. nauta, nautae, m.
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9. eques, equitis, m.
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10. lõÅbertaÅs, lõÅbertaÅtis, f.
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15. Translate the following forms according to their case and number: 1. lõÅbertaÅtem
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2. equitum
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3. saxõÅs (two poss.)
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4. poeÅtae (three poss.)
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5. agroÅs
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6. exemplar
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7. lõÅtoris
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8. specieÅõÅ
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9. reÅgõÅnõÅs
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10. specieÅs lõÅbertaÅtis
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11. reÅx poeÅtaÅrum
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12. saxa agrõÅ
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16. Change the following from singular to plural. (If there are two possibilities,