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Latin Noun Declensions & Cases

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The five Latin declensions and seven cases, with endings and usage for each.

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  1. 1Number of declensions
    Five declensions, numbered 1st through 5th
  2. 2Number of cases in Latin
    7 cases: nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and locative
  3. 3Nominative case — usage
    The subject of a sentence
  4. 4Vocative case — usage
    Direct address ('O Marcus!')
  5. 5Accusative case — usage
    The direct object of a verb
  6. 6Genitive case — usage
    Possession ('of' or 's)
  7. 7Dative case — usage
    Indirect object ('to' or 'for')
  8. 8Ablative case — usage
    Means, manner, place, accompaniment ('by', 'with', 'from')
  9. 9Locative case — usage
    Location ('at' or 'in' a place, limited to cities, towns, small islands)
  10. 101st declension: genitive singular ending
    -ae
  11. 112nd declension: genitive singular ending
    -ī
  12. 123rd declension: genitive singular ending
    -is
  13. 134th declension: genitive singular ending
    -ūs
  14. 145th declension: genitive singular ending
    -eī / -ēī
  15. 151st declension: typical gender
    Feminine (with some masculine exceptions like poēta 'poet')
  16. 161st declension: nominative singular ending
    -a
  17. 171st declension: accusative singular ending
    -am
  18. 181st declension: dative singular ending
    -ae
  19. 191st declension: ablative singular ending
    -ā
  20. 201st declension: nominative plural ending
    -ae
  21. 211st declension: accusative plural ending
    -ās
  22. 221st declension: genitive plural ending
    -ārum
  23. 231st declension: dative/ablative plural ending
    -īs
  24. 24Example: mēnsa, mēnsae (1st decl.)
    table (f.)
  25. 25Example: via, viae (1st decl.)
    road (f.)
  26. 26Example: aqua, aquae (1st decl.)
    water (f.)
  27. 27Example: poēta, poētae (1st decl.)
    poet (m.) — masculine exception!
  28. 282nd declension: typical genders
    Masculine (-us) and neuter (-um)
  29. 292nd declension masculine: nominative singular
    -us (or -er for some nouns)
  30. 302nd declension masculine: vocative singular
    -e (for -us nouns); -er nouns: same as nominative

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