SYNOPTIC TABLES OF DECLENSION PARADIGM
I | Rosa, -ae, f.; rose | roses | | Poeta, ae, m.; poet | poets |
| Singular | Plural | | Singular | Plural |
Nom. | Ros- ă | - ae | | Poet- ă | - ae |
Gen. | Ros- ae | - ārum | | Poet- ae | - ārum |
Dat. | Ros- ae | - īs | | Poet- ae | - īs |
Acc. | Ros- ăm | - ās | | Poet- ăm | - ās |
Voc. | Ros- ă | - ae | | Poet- ă | - ae |
Abl. | Ros- ā | - īs | | Poet- ā | - īs |
N.B.:
Most first declension nouns are feminine except for those which are masculine by gender, e.g. agricola (farmer, tiller), nauta (sailor), pirata (pirate), athleta (athlete) and some more.
II | Servus, -i, m.; slave | slaves | Puer, i, m.; boy | boys | Vir, -i, m.; man | men | Saxum, -i, n.; stone | stones | Pirus, -i, f.; pear tree | pear trees |
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural |
| Nom. | Serv- ūs | - ī | Puer | - ī | Vir | - ī | Sax-ŭm | - ă | Pir- ūs | - ī |
Gen. | Serv- ī | - ōrum | Puer- ī | - ōrum | Vir- ī | - ōrum | Sax- ī | - ōrum | Pir- ī | - ōrum |
Dat. | Serv- ō | - īs | Puer-ō | - īs | Vir- ō | - īs | Sax- ō | - īs | Pir- ō | - īs |
Acc. | Serv- ŭm | - ōs | Puer-ŭm | - ōs | Vir- ŭm | - ōs | Sax- ŭm | - ă | Pir- ŭm | - ōs |
Voc. | Serv- ĕ | - ī | Puer | - ī | Vir | - ī | Sax- ŭm | - ă | Pir- ĕ | - ī |
Abl. | Serv- ō | - īs | Puer-ō | - īs | Vir- ō | - īs | Sax- ō | - īs | Pir- ō | - īs |
N.B.: Second declension names are mainly masculine or neutral. However, names of plants, towns, regions, counties and islands are feminine but they are declined as in the masculine case as for servus, see pirus above. There is only one word ending in -ir, just vir and a few more derived from vir, such as duumvir, -i; triunvir, -i; decenvir, -i.
| III | Consul, -is, m.; consul | consuls | Lex, -is, f.; law | laws | Corpus, -is, n.; body | bodies | Animal,
-is,
n.;
animal
| animals | Calcar, -is, n.; spur | spurs | Mare, -is, n.; sea | seas |
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural |
| Nom. | Consul | -ēs | Lex | -ēs | Corpus | -a | Animal | -ia | Calcar | -ia | Mare | -ia |
| Gen. | Consul-ĭs | -ŭm | Lex-ĭs | -ŭm | Corpor-ĭs | -ŭm | Animal-ĭs | -ĭum | Calcar-ĭs | -ĭum | Mar-ĭs | -ĭum |
| Dat. | Consul-ī | -ĭbus | Lex-ī | -ĭbus | Corpor-ī | -ĭbus | Animal-ī | -ĭbus | Calcar-ī | -ĭbus | Mar-ī | -ĭbus |
| Acc. | Consul-ĕm | -ēs | Lex-ĕm | -ēs | Corpus | Corpor-a | Animal | -ia | Calcar | -ia | Mare | -ia |
| Voc. | Consul | -ēs | Lex | -ēs | Corpus | Corpor-a | Animal | -ia | Calcar | -ia | Mare | -ia |
| Abl. | Consul-ĕ | -ĭbus | Lex-ĕ | -ĭbus | Corpor-ĕ | -ĭbus | Animal-ī | -ĭbus | Calcar-ī | -ĭbus | Mar-ī | -ĭbus |
| IV | Sensus, -us, m.; sense |
senses |
| Manus, -us f.; hand |
hands |
| Genu, -us, n.; knee | knees |
| Singular | Plural |
| Singular | Plural |
| Singular | Plural |
Nom. | Sens-ŭs | -ūs | | Man-ŭs | -ūs | | Gen-u | -ua |
Gen. | Sens-ŭs | -uŭm | | Man-ūs | -uŭm | | Gen-ūs | -uum |
Dat. | Sens-ŭi | -ibus | | Man-uī | -ibus | | Gen-u | -ibus |
Acc. | Sens-ŭm | -ūs | | Man-ŭm | -ūs | | Gen-u | -ua |
Voc. | Sens-ŭs | -ūs | | Man-ŭs | -ūs | | Gen-u | -ua |
Abl. | Sens-ū | -ibus | | Man-ū | -ibus | | Gen-ū | -ibus |
| V | Res, -ei, f.; thing | things |
| Dies, -ei, m. & f.; day | m. only days |
| Singular | Plural | | Singular | Plural |
Nom. | R-es | -es | | Di-es | dies |
Gen. | R-ei | -erum | | Di-ei | dierum |
Dat. | R-ei | -ebus | | Di-ei | diebus |
Acc. | R-em | -es | | Di-em | dies |
Voc. | R-es | -es | | Di-es | dies |
Abl. | R-e | -ebus | | Di-e | diebus |