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Second declension nouns

Second-declension nouns are the second big noun family, marked by the genitive ending -ī.

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Can recognize Second declension nouns in a short Latin prompt

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The master sends the slaves into the field.

The boy gives the book to the teacher.

Achte auf die hervorgehobenen Teile. Was haben sie gemeinsam?

Second-declension nouns are the second big noun family, marked by the genitive ending -ī. Most are masculine and end in -us (servus, slave; amīcus, friend) or -er (puer, boy), though a smaller group is neuter and ends in -um (bellum, war).

Like all Latin nouns, these change their endings to show their job rather than relying on position. The vowel "o/u" runs through the endings, which is why some books call this the "o-declension."

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeservusservī
Genitiveservīservōrum
Dativeservōservīs
Accusativeservumservōs
Ablativeservōservīs

Examples:

  • Servus dominō pāret. - The slave obeys the master.
  • Amīcī puerōrum veniunt. - The boys' friends are coming.

Two watch-points for English speakers. The ending -ī is doing double duty: genitive singular and nominative plural, so read carefully. And beware the pair servō: it serves as both dative ("to the slave") and ablative ("by the slave"), so let the sense of the sentence decide. Do not assume the first -us word is automatically the subject; check whether it might be part of a longer chain.

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The master sends the slaves into the field.

Dominus is the subject, servos the plural object. Two endings carry what English shows with word order.

The boy gives the book to the teacher.

Puer keeps its e in the genitive (pueri); ager loses it (agri). The dictionary form of the genitive is the only way to know.

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