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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 

- īSax-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

- īsVir- ō- īsSax- ō- īs  Pir- ō

- īs 

Acc.

Serv- ŭm

 - ōs

Puer-ŭm

- ōs

Vir- ŭm- ōsSax- ŭm- ă Pir- ŭm

- ōs

Voc.

Serv- ĕ

 - ī

Puer

- ī

Vir

- īSax- ŭm- ă Pir- ĕ

- ī 

Abl.

Serv- ō

 - īs

Puer-ō

- īsVir- ō- īsSax- 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

bodiesAnimal,
-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-iaMare-ia 
Gen.Consul-ĭs-ŭm Lex-ĭs-ŭmCorpor-ĭs-ŭm Animal-ĭs-ĭum Calcar-ĭs-ĭumMar-ĭs-ĭum
Dat.Consul-ī-ĭbus Lex-ī-ĭbusCorpor-ī-ĭbus Animal-ī-ĭbus Calcar-ī-ĭbus Mar-ī-ĭbus  
Acc.Consul-ĕm-ēs Lex-ĕm-ēsCorpusCorpor-a Animal-ia Calcar-iaMare -ia
Voc.Consul-ēs Lex-ēsCorpusCorpor-a Animal-ia Calcar-ia Mare-ia
Abl.Consul-ĕ-ĭbus Lex-ĕ-ĭbusCorpor-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

SingularPlural
SingularPlural
SingularPlural

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-

-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