Chapter 3: The Latin Noun (Declensions 3, 4, 5)
§22. Summary of the Five Latin Noun Declensions
| DECL. NO. | LATIN EXAMPLES | ENGLISH MEANINGS | LATIN BASE | ENGLISH NOUN DERIVATIVES (D = DOUBLETS) |
| 1 | camera forma persona |
room shape mask, role |
camer- form- person– |
camera, chamber (D) form persona, person, parson (D) |
| 2 | modus radius terminus signum verbum vitium |
manner rod, spoke boundary mark word fault, vice |
mod- radi- termin- sign- verb- viti- |
mode, mood (D) radius, ray (D) terminus sign verb vice |
| 3 | ars vox origo corpus genus omen |
skill voice source body kind omen |
art-[is] voc- origin- corpor- gener- omin- |
art voice origin corpus, corpse, corps (D) genus, gender, genre (D) omen |
| 4 | manus (F) sinus spiritus |
hand curve breath |
manu- sinu- spiritu- |
[manufacture] sinus, sine (D) spirit, sprite (D) |
| 5 | species series |
appearance row |
speci- seri- |
species series |
| DECL. NO. | TYPICAL GENDER |
LATIN SINGULAR / PLURAL |
SECTION REFERENCE |
| 1 | F. | -a / -ae | §10 |
| 2 | M. N. |
-us / -i -um / -a |
§12 |
| 3 | M.F. N. |
unpredictable / -es unpredictable / -a |
§18 |
| 4 | M. | -us / -us | §20 |
| 5 | F. | -es / -es | §21 |