SHSD Latin

How To Find The Noun's Declension:

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To find the declension of a noun you must go to the genitive singular form (the second form given in the dictionary).

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All 1st Declension Nouns have a genitive singular that ends in "-ae".

All 2nd Declension Nouns have a genitive singular that ends in "-ī".

All 3rd Declension Nouns have a genitive singular that ends in "-is".

All 4th Declension Nouns have a genitive singular that ends in "-ūs".

All 5th Declension Nouns have a genitive singular that ends in "-eī".

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How To Find The Stem of a Noun:

 

The "law" which you can use to find the stem of a Latin noun is to drop the ending (listed above) off of the genitive singular form.  The Latin dictionary form gives the following information:

                   

Nominative Singular, Genitive Singular, Gender

 

Therefore, if you know the dictionary form you will always know the stem of a Latin noun.  

 

 

Bingo the Singular Noun

 

Click on the play button to hear Magistra Martin sing "Bingo the Singular Noun" (a song she created to help students learn the singular noun endings).

 

 

Bingo the Plural Noun

 

Click on the play button to hear Magistra Martin sing "Bingo the Plural Noun" (a song she created to help students learn the singular and plural noun endings).

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The following videos will show you how to decline nouns of each declension.  The last video contains 5 different songs to help you remember all the endings.  All of these videos are available on YouTube and done by other Latin teachers.  ENJOY!