Declining a Latin Noun

Step 1 – Find the noun stem

The noun stem is found by dropping the genitive singular ending from the noun.

Dictionary entry of a noun:

Puella puellae, f. girl

Nominativesingular

Genitive singular

Gender Meaning

Puellae – ae = puell

Noun Stem

Step 2: Add the case endings to the noun stem.

Nominative

Genitive

Dative

Accusative

Ablative

Singular Plural

Which noun is in the dative singular case?

puellis

viae

casam

feminas

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Which noun is in the accusative plural case?

puellas

viam

nautarum

poetae

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Which noun ending does not belong according to number?

ae

arum

is

am

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The case ending AE is not used for _____ case?

Nominative plural

Genitive singular

Dative plural

Dative singular

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The dative and _______ plural have the same ending?

Nominative

Accusative

Ablative

Genitive