Footnotes . In Latin, there are five declensions of nouns which are essential to learn for GCSE. Here’s a guide to plural forms for Latin words, identifying, for more than a hundred nouns of Latin origin and a few similarly constructed terms from other languages, which ending among two or three alternatives is preferred for particular words or in which contexts various alternative forms are employed. @Andy Knoedler: Thanks! curriculum: curricula or curriculums
zoo: zoos, addendum: addenda or addendums tornado: tornadoes or tornados aquarium: aquariums or aquaria candelabrum: candelabra or candelabrums
mango: mangoes or mangos hypothesis: hypotheses
rex, king (m.); case: singular: plural: nom. Here’s a guide to plural forms for Latin words, identifying, for more than a hundred nouns of Latin origin and a few similarly constructed terms from other languages, which ending among two or three alternatives is preferred for particular words or in which contexts various alternative forms are employed. For example, if the noun is the subject of the sentence then it will be in the nominative case. phenomenon: phenomena or phenomenons, cherub: cherubim or cherubs (the former alternative applies to angels and the latter pertains to depictions of winged children or to cherubic-looking people) You are a man of many words and languages!
diagnosis: diagnoses banjo: banjos or banjoes : regem: reges: gen.: regis: regum: dat. 2 The vocative case of almost all nouns is the same as the nominative. I really can’t think of many because Mark made a nearly clean sweep! memorandum: memorandums or memoranda
Latin is a heavily inflected language with largely free word order. (Though in many cases, I prefer to use the Latin, or French, or other foreign language version, regardless.) Palomar was known for being inhabited by a lot of pigeons or doves. The exceptions are second declension masculine nouns ending -us, which go to -e in the vocative (e.g.
You will improve your English in only 5 minutes per day, guaranteed! D.A.W. rhinoceros: rhinoceroses or rhinoceros or rhinoceri KaiChR, Started by:
rhino: rhinos or rhino
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grotto: grottoes or grottos TheWham, Started by: user606160, Started by: syllabus: syllabi or syllabuses From page 1 of Butler, D., & Ranney, A.
Nouns are inflected for number and case; pronouns and adjectives (including participles) are inflected for number, case, and gender; and verbs are inflected for person, number, tense, aspect, voice, and mood.The inflections are often changes in the ending of a word, but can be more complicated, especially with verbs. agendum: agenda or agendums (agenda is almost invariably used in place of the singular form, and agendums is rare) The nominative is used for the subject of the sentence. However, regardless of gender all the nouns use the same endings. 1st Declension: Stem, Paradigm, and Gender.
: regi: regibus: abl.
matrix: matrices or matrixes, graffito: graffiti (the plural form is almost invariable used in place of the singular form)
It tells us that “armadillo” is 100% Spanish, while “potato” was originally a Carib word taken up and distributed by the Spanish. (Start typing, we will pick a forum for you), How to handle Freshers when you don't drink. radix and radices (and radixes) weirdo: weirdos, cockatoo: cockatoos S1elyak1, Started by: Tell us a little about yourself to get started.
virtuoso: virtuosos or virtuosi, armadillo: armadillos
Abi_Dance, Started by: vortex: vortices or vortexes, bureau: bureaus or bureaux (the latter form is rare for this word and the other two in this category)
In Latin, you can tell what job the noun is doing by what form of the word is used - this is called the ‘case’ that the noun is in. When two or more alternatives are listed, the first is the more (or most) common.
cargo: cargoes or cargos erratum: errata (/masc.- fem), neuter; 3 rd decl. index: indexes or indices
Vocabulary forms Nouns: nominative sing., genitive sing., gender Adjectives: nominative singular masc., fem. stratum: strata torpedo: torpedoes This list is a keeper. In English, it translates as "of...", The dative is used to show something being done to or for something else.
contralto: contraltos libretto: librettos or libretti seraph: seraphim or seraphs. The first declension can be sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It" by going down the list of singular forms and plural forms for the word "puella". Thread, Graduate Entry Medicine (A101) 2021 Entry, ***Official Investment Banking Spring Week 2021 Thread**, Government Policy Profession Policy Advisor HEO. Each declension has a different ending for each case, and it is important to learn all of them. The ablative can also show absolute time.
bacillus: bacilli This is a puzzle and an enigma to me.
You can personalise what you see on TSR. Never miss a thing with our weekly year 12 & 13 newsletters, © Copyright The Student Room 2017 all rights reserved. axis: axes 806 8067 22 Registered Office: International House, Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XE, Article by TSR User on Wednesday 15 March 2017. plateau: plateaus or plateaux, criterion: criteria moratorium: moratoriums or moratoria The third declension contains nouns with strange endings, for example "rex" and "mercator". German words that begin with “Th” are also very rare. platypus: platypuses or platypi SchoolcanSMA, Started by: There are two different tables to learn, one for each of the common second declension genders.
motto: mottoes
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Lilymae69. The second declension can be also sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It" by going down the list of singular forms and plural forms for the words "dominus" and "templum" in the same way as the word "puella". LDLaw, Started by: Copyright © 2020 Cogitatorium. Started by: paparazzo: paparazzi focus: foci or focuses top Notes: 1 Almost all first declension nouns are feminine; exceptions include nauta (sailor), poeta (poet), and agricola (a farmer), which are masculine. D.A.W.
3rd decl.
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portfolio: portfolios millennium: millennia or millenniums ellipsis: ellipses larva: larvae or larvas formula: formulas or formulae Adjectives: nominative singular masc., fem. Referendums around the world: The growing use of direct democracy.