Latin declension is the set of patterns according to which Latin words are declined—that is, have their endings altered to show grammatical case, number and gender. Nouns, pronouns, and adjectives are declined (verbs are conjugated), and a given pattern is called a declension. There are five declensions, which are numbered and grouped by ending and grammatical gender. Each noun follows one of the five declensions, but some irregular nouns have exceptions.
Adjectives are of two kinds: those like bonus, bona, bonum 'good' use first-declension endings for the feminine, and second-declension for masculine and neuter. Other adjectives such as celer, celeris, celere belong to the third declension. There are no fourth- or fifth-declension adjectives.
Pronouns are also of two kinds, the personal pronouns such as ego 'I' and tū 'you (sg.)', which have their own irregular declension, and the third-person pronouns such as hic 'this' and ille 'that' which can generally be used either as pronouns or adjectivally. These latter decline in a similar way to the first and second noun declensions, but there are differences; for example the genitive singular ends in -īus or -ius instead of -ī or -ae.
The cardinal numbers ūnus 'one', duo 'two', and trēs 'three' also have their own declensions (ūnus has genitive -īus like a pronoun). However, numeral adjectives such as bīnī 'a pair, two each' decline like ordinary adjectives.
Latindeclension is the set of patterns according to which Latin words are declined—that is, have their endings altered to show grammatical case, number...
The declension of nouns in Latin that are borrowed from Greek varies significantly between different types of nouns, though certain patterns are common...
(subject–indirect object–direct object–verb) Declension of Greek nouns in LatinLatin syntax Latin mnemonics Latin word order Latin numerals Allen, Joseph Henry; Greenough...
The second declension is a category of nouns in Latin and Greek with similar case formation. In particular, these nouns are thematic, with an original...
The third declension is a category of nouns in Latin and Greek with broadly similar case formation — diverse stems, but similar endings. Sanskrit also...
The first declension is a category of declension that consists of mostly feminine nouns in Ancient Greek and Latin with the defining feature of a long...
o-declension end in ŏ deriving from the o-grade of Indo-European ablaut. Classical Latin evidences the development ŏ > ŭ. Nouns of this declension are...
second-declension and third-declension nouns, respectively. Latin adjectives also have comparative and superlative forms. There are also a number of Latin participles...
commōrās Grammatical conjugation Latindeclension Romance copula William Whitaker's Words Bennett, Charles Edwin (1918). New Latin Grammar. Gildersleeve, B.L...
-us (e.g., minor, meaning "smaller"). For further information, see Latindeclension: Adjectives. The second part of a binomial may be a noun in the nominative...
the third declension, the oblique stem was productive; for others, the nominative/accusative form, (the two were identical in Classical Latin). Evidence...
dative/ablative dŭōbus m./n., dŭābus f., are original Latin formations replicating nominal declension patterns; at times, duo stands in for other case forms...
listed here. 1st-and-2nd-declension adjectives end in -us (masculine), -a (feminine) and -um (neuter), whereas 3rd-declension adjectives ending in -is...
Lithuanian has a declension system is similar to declension systems in ancient Indo-European languages such as Sanskrit, Latin or Ancient Greek. It is...
long-stemmed -ja declension ending. This declension has as counterparts the second declension (us/um) of Latin, and the omicron declension (os/on) of Greek...
many Latin nouns whose nominative form ends in o. The words are re-interpreted to fit Latindeclensions; Illinois is treated as a third-declension noun...
In Russian grammar, the system of declension is elaborate and complex. Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, demonstratives, most numerals and other particles are...
This had implications for declension: early classical Latin, honos, honosis; Classical honor, honoris ("honor"). Some Latin texts preserve /s/ in this...
preserving the old genitive ending in -ās (see Latindeclension), whereas in classical Latin the normal first declension genitive singular ending was -ae. The...
The title is a corruption of an imaginary Latindeclension. It is common for Latin students to memorize Latin adjectives by first saying the masculine...
Czech declension is a complex system of grammatically determined modifications of nouns, adjectives, pronouns and numerals in Czech, one of the Slavic...
This page describes the declension of nouns, adjectives and pronouns in Slovene. For information on Slovene grammar in general, see Slovene grammar. This...
multo from multus, -a, -um, etc.) The form of nouns depends on the Latindeclensions. Those proper nouns written with the Roman alphabet are kept as close...
are called declensions, and verbal inflectional paradigms are termed conjugations. For instance, there are five types of Latindeclension. Words that...
sense synchronically. This declension has as counterparts the second declension (us/um) of Latin and the omicron declension (os/on) of Greek. It contains...
Latin first declension. Class Ia mostly comes from Latin feminine nouns in the third declension. Class II is derived from the Latin second declension...
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