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Cambridge Latin Course Stage 17: Genitive Nouns

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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.
Question 1
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What does the word "case" refer to in Latin?
It is the characteristic of a noun that indicates...

Question 2
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Match each case to its corresponding noun use.

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Ablative
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Question 3
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To form a noun's stem, you go to the genitive form of a noun and remove the genitive _______
Question 4
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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?

Question 5
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Match each genitive ending with the declension it indicates.

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-ei
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-us
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Question 6
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What declension do each of these nouns belong to based on their genitive endings?

  • poeta, poetae, m. - poet
  • ara, arae, f. - altar
Question 7
7.

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.

Question 8
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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.

Question 9
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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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possession
Nominative
indirect object; object of special verbs (like appropinquare)
Genitive
direct object; object of non-SID SPACE prepositions
Accusative
object of SID SPACE prepositions
4th declension
-ae
1st declension
-i
3rd declension
-is
5th declension
puer, pueri, m. - boy
litus, litoris, n. - shore
auxilium, auxilii, n. - help
princeps, principis, m. - chieftain
arena, arenae, f. - arena
gladiator, gladiatoris, m. - gladiator
1st Declension
2nd Declension
3rd Declension
Question 10
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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?

Question 11
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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?

Question 12
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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?