Dr. Mcgay Ch. 10 Worksheet Neuter Noun/Adj Endings

Latin 1 Nōmen

Dr. McGay Ch. 10 Worksheet – Neuter noun/adj endings

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word “neuter”?

2. The word neuter derives from the Latin adjective, neuter, neutra, neutrum meaning: “neither.” Neither what?

3. So, we know what masculine and feminine refers to. What kind of nouns are neuter?

4. Give both the masculine and neuter endings of the second declension:

Case / Masculine Sing / Neuter Singular / Masculine Plural / Neuter Plural
Nominative / -us / -ius (-er, -ir) / - / - / -
Genitive / - / - / - / -
Dative / -ō / -ō / -īs / -īs
Accusative / - / - / - / -
Ablative / - / - / - / -
Vocative / -e / -ī (-er, -ir) / - / - / -

5. In what 5 cases & # do Neuter endings differ from masculine? (1) (2)

(3) (4) (5)

6. What do you notice about neuter plurals (nominative & accusative & vocative)?

7. How do you tell whether a noun belongs to the 2nd Declension?

8***. What is the Neuter Rule?

9. Decline the noun lībum, lībī n. “cake” translate:

CASE/NUMBER / LATIN FORMS / 1 ENGLISH Translation
Nominative Sing
Genitive Sing
Dative Singular
Accusative Sing
Ablative Sing
Vocative Sing
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
Dative Plural
Accusative Plural
Ablative Plural
Vocative Plural

10. Give both the masculine/feminine & neuter endings of the 3rd declension:

Case / M/F Singular / Neuter Singular / M/F Plural / Neuter Plural
Nominative / - / - / - / -
Genitive / - / - / - / -
Dative / -ī / -ī / -ibus / -ibus
Accusative / - / - / - / -
Ablative / - / - / - / -
Vocative / = nom. sing / - / - / -

11. In what 4 cases do these Neuter endings differ from masculine? 1.

(2) 3 4.

12. What do you notice about neuter plurals (nominative & accusative & vocative)?

13. How do you tell whether a noun belongs to the 3rd Declension?

14. What is the Neuter Rule?

15. Decline the noun corpus, corporis n. “body”& give one translation for each form.

16. Write out the endings in the charts & recite them.

CASE/NUMBER / 2nd Declension
Masculine / 2nd Declension
Neuter / 3rd Declension
Masc./Fem. / 3rd Declension
Neuter
Nominative Sing / -us / -ius (-er)
Genitive Sing
Dative Singular
Accusative Sing
Ablative Sing
Vocative Sing
Nominative Plural
Genitive Plural
Dative Plural
Accusative Plural
Ablative Plural
Vocative Plural

17. Write out the endings in the charts & recite them.

18. Decline the 2nd declension noun mālum, mālī n. “apple” & translate:

19. Decline the 3rd declension noun sidus,sideris N. “star”& give one translation for each form.

Write out the endings in the charts & recite them.

Practice for the chapter 10 quiz. You will have to decline one 2nd declension neuter noun + one 3rd declension neuter noun AND translate the forms. DO NOT FORGET THE SPECIAL TRANSLATIONS! DON’T FORGET THE NEUTER RULE. IN THE PLURAL, ALWAYS USE YOUR GENITIVE STEM AS A BASE.

1. Decline the noun pilum, pilī n. “spear, javelin” & translate:

2. Decline the noun lumen, luminis N. “lamp”& give one translation for each form.

3. Decline the noun saxum, saxī n. “rock” & translate:

4. Decline the noun flūmen, flūminis N. “river”& give one translation for each form.