Cambridge Latin Course Stage 17: Genitive Nouns

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12 questions
Note from the author:
This formative review the creation and translation of genitive case nouns.
Take a moment to review our slides about the genitive case in Latin. Once you are done, answer the questions that follow.
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What does the word "case" refer to in Latin?
It is the characteristic of a noun that indicates...

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5

Match each case to its corresponding noun use.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Nominative
subject
Ablative
possession
Dative
indirect object; object of special verbs (like appropinquare)
Genitive
direct object; object of non-SID SPACE prepositions
Accusative
object of SID SPACE prepositions
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To form a noun's stem, you go to the genitive form of a noun and remove the genitive _______
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In addtion to being used to create a noun's stem, what other helpful information does a noun's genitive ending tell us?

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Match each genitive ending with the declension it indicates.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
-i
2nd declension
-ae
4th declension
-ei
1st declension
-is
3rd declension
-us
5th declension
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What declension do each of these nouns belong to based on their genitive endings?

  • litus, litoris, n. - shore
  • ara, arae, f. - altar
  • arena, arenae, f. - arena
  • auxilium, auxilii, n. - help
  • puer, pueri, m. - boy
  • poeta, poetae, m. - poet
  • gladiator, gladiatoris, m. - gladiator
  • princeps, principis, m. - chieftain
  • 1st Declension
  • 2nd Declension
  • 3rd Declension
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What is the stem of the following noun?
Use the "Show Your Work" feature to show me how you formed your stem.
femina, feminae, f. - woman
Please do not include any dashes or underscores in your answer.

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What is the stem of the following noun?
Use the "Show Your Work" feature to show me how you formed your stem.
consilium, consilii, n. - plan, idea
Please do not include any dashes or underscores in your answer.

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What is the stem of the following noun?
Use the "Show Your Work" feature to show me how you formed your stem.
flumen, fluminis, n. - river
Please do not include any dashes or underscores in your answer.

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Given our process for forming noun stems and the endings in this video, what is the genitive plural form of puella, puellae, f. - girl?

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Given our process for forming noun stems and the endings in this video, what is the accusative plural form of consilium, consilii, n. - plan?

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Given our process for forming noun stems and the endings in this video, what is the ablative singular form of flumen, fluminis, n. - river?