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Wiktionary Appendix:Latin first declension
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Description
Latin words of the first declension are generally of feminine gender, end in -a with a genitive in -ae, and have an invariable stem.
Latin words borrowed from Greek's first declension are inflected with a varying mixture of Greek and Latin endings.
Examples
Citation form: stella, -ae f
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stell·a | stell·ae |
| vocative | stell·a | stell·ae |
| accusative | stell·am | stell·ās |
| genitive | stell·ae | stell·ārum |
| dative | stell·ae | stell·īs |
| ablative | stell·ā | stell·īs |
Greek declension
Citation form: nymphē, -ēs f
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nymph·ē | nymph·ae |
| vocative | nymph·ē | nymph·ae |
| accusative | nymph·ēn | nymph·ās |
| genitive | nymph·ēs | nymph·ārum |
| dative | nymph·ae | nymph·īs |
| ablative | nymph·ē | nymph·īs |
Citation form: comētēs, -ae f
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | comēt·ēs | comēt·ae |
| vocative | comēt·ē or comēt·ā | comēt·ae |
| accusative | comēt·ēn or comēt·am | comēt·ās |
| genitive | comēt·ae | comēt·ārum |
| dative | comēt·ae | comēt·īs |
| ablative | comēt·ā | comēt·īs |
Citation form: xiphias, -ae m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | xiphi·ās | xiphi·ae |
| vocative | xiphi·ā | xiphi·ae |
| accusative | xiphi·an or xiphi·am | xiphi·ās |
| genitive | xiphi·ae | xiphi·ārum |
| dative | xiphi·ae | xiphi·īs |
| ablative | xiphi·ā | xiphi·īs |
See also
- Latin second declension
- Latin third declension
- Latin fourth declension
- Latin fifth declension
- Wikipedia article on declension
10-26-2009 07:45:12
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