2nd declension



Latin 2nd declension
•gen. sg.: i
•gender: mostly M and neuter
• ! feminine gender: methodus, periodus, diameter (example nervus)
•paradigm word:
• nervus, i, m. (M+F) (nerve)
• septum, i, n. (N) (septum)
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•! nouns/adjectives ending –er: cancer, cancri, m. X liber, liberi
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the genitive stem: nerv (-i)
•sg. pl.
•1. nerv-us nerv-i
•2. nerv-i nerv-orum
•4. nerv-um nerv-os
•6. nerv-o nerv-is

the genitive stem: sept (-i)
•sg. pl.
•1. sept-um sept-a
•2. sept-i sept-orum
•4. sept-um (=nominative sg.) sept-a (=nominative pl.)
•6. sept-o sept-is

Greek 2nd declension
•masculines (M): nephros, i, m. (kidney)
•neuters (N): ganglion, ganglii, n. (ganglion)
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•nominative sg. M: -os; akusative sg. M: -on
•nominative and akusative sg. N: -on (nominative of neuters = akusative of neuters)

adjectives of the 1st and 2nd Latin declension
•word order in your vocabulary:
• longus, a, um
• = longus, longa, longum (long)
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•→ long-us: for M (compare nerv-us) e.g. nasus longus (adjective of quality on the second place)
•→ long-a: for F (compare ven-a) e.g. lingua longa
•→ long-um: for N (compare sept-um) e.g. delirium longum