Third Declension Nouns

EndingsMasculine/Feminine Neuter

Nominative -- --Genitive -is -isDative -ī -ī

Accusative -em --Ablative -e -e

Nominative -ēs -aGenitive -um -umDative -ibus -ibus

Accusative -ēs -aAblative -ibus -ibus

Translation

• Nihil sub sole novum est.• Laudās fortunam et mōrēs antiquae plebis.

plebs, plebis (f.) = the common people

Vocabulary• Amor, amōris (m) = love• Carmen, carminis (n) = song, poem• Cīvitās, cīvitātis (f) = state, citizenship• Corpus, corporis (n) = body• Homō, hominis (m) = human being, man• Labor, labōris (m) = labor, work, toil; a work• Littera, litterae (f) = a letter of the alphabet• Litterae, litterarum (f) = a letter, an epistle• Mōs, mōris (m) = habit, custom• Mōrēs, mōrum = habits, morals, character

Vocabulary• Nōmen, nōminis (n) = name• Pāx, pācis (f) = peace• Rēgīna, rēgīnae (f) = queen• Rēx, rēgis (m) = king• Tempus, temporis (n) = time; occasion• Uxor, uxōris (f) = wife• Virgō, virginis (f) = maiden, virgin• Virtūs, virtūtis (f) manliness, courage, virtue• Novus, nova, novum = new, strange• Post (preposition + accusative) = after, behind

Vocabulary• Sub = under, close to; down to/into• Audeō, audēre, ausus sum = to dare• Necō, necāre, necāvī, necātum = to murder, kill

Chapter 7 Grammar Quiz

1) Decline corpus, corporis. (10) neuter2) Translate all forms of #1. (10)3) Decline mōs, mōris. (10) masculine4) Translate:

Vita nihil sine magnō labore dat. (5)Vita = lifedō, dāre = to give

Chapter 7 Vocabulary Quiz

A B1. uxor, uxōris 5. necō, necāre2. novus, nova, novum 6. audeō, audēre3. pāx, pācis 7. post4. amor, amōris 8. sub

9. Give an English derivative from column A.10. Give an English derivative from column B.