Latin Case Recognition (CE Level 2)
1st Declension
| Nouns | 1st declension Ancilla (f) Slave girl |
|---|---|
| Singular Nom | ancill-a |
| Acc | ancill-am |
| Gen | ancill-ae |
| Dat | ancill-ae |
| Abl | ancill-ā |
| Plural Nom | ancill-ae |
| Acc | ancill-ās |
| Gen | ancill-ārum |
| Dat | ancill-īs |
| Abl | ancill-īs |
2nd Declension
| Nouns | 2nd declension Dominus (m) Master |
2nd declension Bellum (n) War |
|---|---|---|
| Singular Nom | domin-us | bell-um |
| Acc | domin-um | bell-um |
| Gen | domin-ī | bell-ī |
| Dat | domin-ō | bell-ō |
| Abl | domin-ō | bell-ō |
| Plural Nom | domin-ī | bell-a |
| Acc | domin-ōs | bell-a |
| Gen | domin-ōrum | bell-ōrum |
| Dat | domin-īs | bell-īs |
| Abl | domin-īs | bell-īs |
3rd Declension
| Nouns | 3rd Mīles (m) Soldier |
3rd Māter (f) Mother |
3rd Opus (n) Work |
3rd Iter (n) Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular Nom | mīles | māter | opus | iter |
| Acc | mīlit-em | mātr-em | opus | iter |
| Gen | mīlit-is | mātr-is | oper-is | itiner-is |
| Dat | mīlit-ī | mātr-ī | oper-ī | itiner-ī |
| Abl | mīlit-e | mātr-e | oper-e | itiner-e |
| Plural Nom | mīlit-ēs | mātr-ēs | oper-a | itiner-a |
| Acc | mīlit-ēs | mātr-ēs | oper-a | itiner-a |
| Gen | mīlit-um | mātr-um | oper-um | itiner-um |
| Dat | mīlit-ibus | mātr-ibus | oper-ibus | itiner-ibus |
| Abl | mīlit-ibus | mātr-ibus | oper-ibus | itiner-ibus |
1st declension nouns usually go -a, -ae.
2nd declension masculine nouns often go -us, -ī.
2nd declension neuter nouns follow the rule that nominative and accusative are always the same.
3rd declension nouns are more varied, so the genitive is especially important because it shows the stem.
