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Wiktionary Appendix:Latin second declension
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Description
Latin words of the second declension are generally of masculine gender (ending in -us) or neuter gender (ending in -um), and have a genitive in -ī.
Latin words borrowed from Greek's second declension are inflected with a varying mixture of Greek and Latin endings.
Examples
Masculine
Citation form: mūrus , -ī m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūr·us | mūr·ī |
| vocative | mūr·e | mūr·ī |
| accusative | mūr·um | mūr·ōs |
| genitive | mūr·ī | mūr·ōrum |
| dative | mūr·ō | mūr·īs |
| ablative | mūr·ō | mūr·īs |
Masculine stem in -r
Citation form: ager, -grī m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ager | agr·ī |
| vocative | ager | agr·ī |
| accusative | agr·um | agr·ōs |
| genitive | agr·ī | agr·ōrum |
| dative | agr·ō | agr·īs |
| ablative | agr·ō | agr·īs |
Masculine stem in -er
Citation form: puer, -ī m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | puer | puer·ī |
| vocative | puer | puer·ī |
Neuter
Citation form: bellum, -ī n
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bell·um | bell·a |
| vocative | bell·um | bell·a |
| accusative | bell·um | bell·a |
| genitive | bell·ī | bell·ōrum |
| dative | bell·ō | bell·īs |
| ablative | bell·ō | bell·īs |
Greek declension
Citation form: atomus (-os), -ī f
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | atom·os or atom·us | atom·ī |
| vocative | atom·e | atom·ī |
| accusative | atom·on or atom·um | atom·ōs |
| genitive | atom·ī | atom·ōrum |
| dative | atom·ō | atom·īs |
| ablative | atom·ō | atom·īs |
Citation form: Īlium (-on), -iī n
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Īli·on or Īli·um | Īli·ī |
| vocative | Īli·on or Īli·um | Īli·ī |
| accusative | Īli·on or Īli·um | Īli·ōs |
| genitive | Īli·ī | Īli·ōrum |
| dative | Īli·ō | Īli·īs |
| ablative | Īli·ō | Īli·īs |
See also
- Latin first declension
- Latin third declension
- Latin fourth declension
- Latin fifth declension
- Wikipedia article on declension
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