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Latin First Declension Nouns
Basic paradigm
matella, matellae. nf., chamber pot.
| Case |
Singular |
Plural |
Rough translation |
| Nominative |
matella |
matellae |
the chamber pot(s) |
| Genitive |
matellae |
matellarum |
of the chamber pot(s) |
| Dative |
matellae |
matellis |
to the chamber pot(s) |
| Accusative |
matellam |
matellas |
the chamber pot(s) |
| Ablative |
matella |
matellis |
by means of the chamber pot(s) |
| Locative |
matellae |
matellis |
at/in the chamber pot(s) (obsolete) |
| Vocative |
matella |
matellae |
O Chamber Pot(s)! (rare) |
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Irregularities
The Dative/Ablative/Locative plurals for dea and filia
are
deabus and filiabus, respectively.
First declension nouns of Greek origin have a mix of Greek first
declension
and Latin first and and fifth declension inflections. (In short, they
get
hopelessly slaughtered. Some examples appear below.)
Some first declension nouns
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feminine nouns
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barba, -ae. nf., beard.
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betula, -ae. nf., birch tree.
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braccae, -arum. nf. pl., pants, trousers,
breetches.
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bruma, -ae. nf., winter, winter solstice.
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clepsydra, -ae. nf., water clock.
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casa, -ae. nf., cottage, hut. pl.
barracks.
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causa, -ae. nf., cause, reason.
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dea, -ae. nf., goddess.
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fama, -ae. nf., report.
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femina, -ae. nf., woman.
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fenestra, -ae. nf., window.
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filia, -ae. nf., daughter.
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formula, -ae. nf., nice shape, beauty,
(math.) formula,
equation, identity.
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fortuna, -ae. nf., fortune, luck.
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fossa, -ae. nf., ditch.
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fuga, -ae. nf., flight.
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gloria, -ae. nf., fame, glory.
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hora, -ae. nf., hour.
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ira, -ae. nf., anger, wrath.
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lingua, -ae. nf., tongue, language.
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matella, -ae. nf., chamber pot.
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poena, -ae. nf., punishment.
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puella, -ae. nf., girl.
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spelunca, -ae. nf., cave.
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tuba, -ae. nf., trumpet.
feminine abstract nouns ending in -ia
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amicitia, -ae. nf., friendship. (from amicus,
-a,
-um. adj. friendly.)
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audacia, -ae. nf., boldness. (from auda,
audacis.
adj. bold.)
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elegantia, -ae. nf., elegance, refinement.
(from elegans,
-antis. adj. elegant, refined.)
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copia, -ae. nf., supply. (from cops,
copis.
adj. bold.)
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gratia, -ae. nf., favor. (from gratus,
-a, -um.
adj. pleasant, agreeable, thankful.)
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iniuria, -ae. nf., wrong, injustice. (from iniurus,
-a, -um. adj. wrong, unjust.)
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inopia, -ae. nf., lack. (from inops,
inopis.
adj. poor, destitute.)
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prudentia, -ae. nf., discretion. (from prudens,
prudentis. adj. aware, experienced, discreet.)
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scientia, -ae. nf., knowledge. (from sciens,
scientis.
participial adj., aware, cognizant.)
feminine abstract nouns denoting fields of study
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alchimia, -ae. nf., alchemy.�
(Practitioner:
alchemista, -ae. nm., alchemist.)
[Medieval? From Greek
via Arabic?]
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chemia, -ae. nf., chemistry. (Practioner: peritus
chemiae, periti chemiae, [or chemista, -ae?]. nm.,
chemist.)
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mathematica, -ae. nf., mathematics.
(Practitioner:
mathematicus, -i. nm., mathematician.)
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medicina, -ae. nf., medicine. (Related to medicus,
-i. nm., doctor, physician.) medicinam
exerc�re.
to practice medicine.
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physicae, -arum. nf. pl., physics. (Related
to physicus,
-i. nm., physicist.)
Greek scientific and mathematical vocabulary
Those in this list are common enough typically to appear with
standard Latin inflections. The Greek accusative ending -an
will sometimes be used in place of Latin -am.
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theoria, -ae. nf., (sci.) theory.
masculine nouns
Greek first declension nouns
As mentioned before, these are a mess. This class includes
proper Greek names and Greek loan words.
|
Aeneas |
Anchises |
Aphrodite |
Athens |
| Case |
m. sing. |
m. sing. |
f. sing. |
f. pl. |
| Nominative |
Aene-as |
Anchises |
Aphrodite |
Athenae |
| Genitive |
-ae |
-ae |
-es |
-arum; |
| Dative |
-ae |
-ae |
-ae |
-is |
| Accusative |
-an, -am |
-en, -am |
-en |
-as |
| Ablative |
-a |
-a, -e |
-e |
-is |
| Locative |
(-ae) |
(-ae) |
(-e) |
-is |
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Proper Nouns
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Aeneas, -ae. nm. Aeneas.
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Anchises, -ae. nm. Anchises.
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Aphrodite, -es. nf. Aphrodite.
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Athenae, -arum. nf. pl. Athens.
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Circe, -es. nf. Circe.
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Penelope, -es. nf. Penelope.
Greek Loan Words
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cerastes, -ae. nm. horned snake.
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dioecetes, -ae. nm. revenue official,
treasurer.
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geometres, -ae. nm. geometer, mathematician.
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xiphias, -ae. nm. swordfish.
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