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NOUNS 3

THE THIRD DECLENSION

Most of the remaining nouns belong to the third declension. Unlike the first and second declensions, the pattern for the third does not consist of a stem followed by a set of endings (Domin-us, sacrament-um, ecclesi-a etc),  The basic form 1 or nominative, and form 2 the vocative do not have distinctive endings, while the other forms are based on form 4, the possessive or genitive. That is why Latin dictionaries give the genitive of nouns alongside the nominative, for example pater/patris father, vox/vocis, voice
 
Masculine and feminine nouns singular   
 
  • 1, no ending                                                               .
  • 2. as form 1                                   
  • 3.  -em                                            
  • 4. -is                                                
  • 5. -i                                    
  • 6. -e
Neuter nouns singular
 
  • 1. no ending
  • 2.as form 1
  • 3 as form 1
  • 4.-is
  • 5 -i
  • 6 -e
 

EXAMPLES

masculine:
homo/hominis human being, persom  rex/regis king
 
feminine:
mater/matris mother virgo/virginis virgin
voluntas/voluntatis will  salus/salutatis  salvation
 
neuter:
nomen/nominis  name
 
Pater noster...
< PATER
Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem
sedet ad dexteram Patris
consubstantialem Patri
cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur
< all CREDO
 
 
 
 
 
 

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