Third Declension

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Third Declension
The most important new thing about this group
of nouns is
STEM CHANGE
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Third Declension
Remember All forms except the nominative
singular are created from the stem, which is
found by removing the ending from the GENITIVE
FORM.
virgo, virginis, f.
Nom. singular
Gender
Gen. singular
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Third Declension
singular plural Nominative x -es Genitive -i
s -um Dative -i -ibus Accusative -em -es Abla
tive -e -ibus
3nd Declension m/f endings
virgo, virginis, f.
Use the genitive stem and add 3rd declension
endings.
singular plural Nominative virgo virgines
Genitive virginis virginum Dative virgini
virginibus Accusative virginem virgines Abla
tive virgine virginibus
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Third Declension
virgo, virginis, f.
singular plural Nominative virgo virgines
Genitive virginis virginum Dative virgini
virginibus Accusative virginem virgines Abla
tive virgine virginibus
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Third Declension
Vocabulary carmen, carminis, n., song rex,
regis, m., king mos, moris, f.,
custom virtus, virtutis, f., virtue
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
virtuti virtutis virtutes moribus rex virtutum reg
es regem
dative, singular, feminine
virtuti
virtutis
genitive, singular, feminine
virtutes
nominative / accusative, plural, feminine
moribus
dative / ablative, plural, feminine
rex
nominative, singular, masculine
virtutum
genitive, plural, feminine
reges
nominative / accusative, singular, masculine
regem
accusative, singular, masculine
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Third Declension Neuter
Again, All forms are created from the stem, which
is found by removing the ending from the GENITIVE
FORM. However, for neuter nouns remember that
the nominative and accusative must always be the
same. Therefore, the accusative singular will be
formed from the NOMINATIVE FORM, not the genitive.
tempus, temporis, n.
Nom. singular
Gender
Gen. singular
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Third Declension Neuter
singular plural Nominative x -a Genitive -is
-um Dative -i -ibus Accusative x -a Ablative
-e -ibus
3nd Declension m/f endings
tempus, temporis, n.
Use the genitive stem and add 3rd declension
endings.
singular plural Nominative tempus tempora G
enitive temporis temporum Dative
tempori temporibus Accusative
tempus tempora Ablative tempore vtemporibus
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Third Declension Neuter
tempus, temporis, n.
singular plural Nominative tempus tempora G
enitive temporis temporum Dative
tempori temporibus Accusative
tempus tempora Ablative tempore vtemporibus
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Third Declension
Vocabulary carmen, carminis, n.,
song nomen, nominis, n., name mos, moris,
f., custom virtus, virtutis, f., virtue
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
carmini virtutis nomina moribus nomen virtutum car
minis virtutem
dative, singular, neuter
carmini
virtutis
genitive, singular, feminine
nomina
nominative / accusative, plural, neuter
moribus
dative / ablative, plural, feminine
nomen
nominative / accusative, singular, neuter
virtutum
genitive, plural, feminine
carminis
genitive, singular, neuter
virtutem
accusative, singular, feminine
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Third Declension
Vocabulary carmen, carminis, n.,
song nomen, nominis, n., name mos, moris,
f., custom virtus, virtutis, f., virtue
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
carmine moris carmina virtutes virtus nominum more
s more
ablative, singular, neuter
carmine
moris
genitive, singular, feminine
carmina
nominative / accusative, plural, neuter
virtutes
nominative / accusative, plural, feminine
virtus
nominative, singular, feminine
nominum
genitive, plural, neuter
mores
nominative / accusative, plural, feminine
morem
accusative, singular, feminine