3RD DECLENSION
consonant + i-stems


SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE 3RD DECLENSION
 All 3 genders included (cortex m., radix f., femur n.)

 Nom. Sg. – no fixed ending (sanguis, excisio, abductor, rete, latus, femur, abdomen, cavitas)
Nominative form does not imply gender!!!
 Two main groups (m+f) differ only in Gen. Pl: -um / -ium
nominative and genitive differ Consonant stems (dolor):
 e.g. tumor, tumoris, m.
nominative and genitive are identical or the stem ends with double consonant
I- stems (pelvis)
 e.g. cutis, cutis, f.; dens, dentis, m.

CONSONANT / I-STEMS
 Two main groups (m+f) that differ only in Gen. Pl: -um / -ium
Consonant stems (dolor) nominative and genitive differ (more frequent):
 e.g. tumor, tumoris, m.
I- stems (pelvis) nominative and genitive are identical, or the stem ends with double consonant
 e.g. cutis, cutis, f.; dens, dentis, m.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PARADIGMS
PELVIS AND DOLOR
 I-STEM MASCULINE AND FEMININE GENDER NOUNS
Sg.
Pl.
nom.
pelvis
pelv-es
gen.
pelv-is
pelv-ium
ak.
pelv-em
pelv-es
abl.
pelv-e
pelv-ibus
Sg.
Pl.
nom.
dolor
dolor-es
gen.
dolor-is
dolor-um
ak.
dolor-em
dolor-es
abl.
dolor-e
dolor-ibus
CONSONANT-STEM MASCULINE AND FEMININE GENDER NOUNS

NOUNS DECLINED LIKE RETE?
 Only the following three neuters:

 animal, alis, n.
 calcar, aris, n.
 cochlear, aris, n.

WORDS OF GREEK ORIGIN
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NOUNS DECLINED LIKE DOSIS
feminine nouns of Greek origin ending in –sis, -xis, or –osis

*in the dictionary you can identify them according to the double Genitive ending –is/-eos

 + some Latin nouns:
febris, is, f.
sitis, is, f.
tussis, is, f.
pertussis, is, f.
tuberculosis, is, f.

EXCEPTIONS
1.os, ossis n. bone → gen. pl.–ium
2.
2.vas, vasis, n. vessel
1.in sg. follows paradigm  CORPUS               vas-vasis-vas-vase
2.in pl. follows paradigm SEPTUM     vasa-vasorum-vasa-vasis
3.
3.GREEK NOUNS  typical endings
1.-itis, itidis, f. → inflammation
2.-(o)ma//-(o)matis, n. →  tumour types/swellings

AGREED ATTRIBUTE (NOUNS OF 3RD DECLENSION + ADJECTIVES OF 1ST AND 2ND DECLENSION

 1. cavitas magna dolor magnus foramen magnum
 2. cavitatis magnae doloris magni foraminis magni
 4. (in) cavitatem magnam dolorem magnum foramen magnum
 6. (in) cavitate magna dolore magno foramine magno


 1. cavitates magnae dolores magni foramina magna
 2. cavitatum magnarum dolorum magnorum foraminum magnorum
 4. (in) cavitates magnas dolores magnos foramina magna
 6. (in) cavitatibus magnis doloribus magnis foraminibus magnis

WHAT IS THE NOMINATIVE FORM OF THESE NOUNS?



ASSIGN NOUNS TO DECLENSIONS AND PARADIGMS
•  musculus  • vulnus •  ulcus  •  digitus • albus •
• cavitas  • vas •  arterias • diarrhoen •
• ligamenta • aqua  • crura • symptoma
• tumor • ren  •  abdomen •  systolen • apex • cortex
• luxatio  • ostio • os  • radios •  cor

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ADD GREEK AND LATIN SYNONYMS
 ENGLISH LATIN GREEK
 _____________ ___________ soma
 _____________ os, oris _____________
 kidney _____________ _____________
 _____________ _____________ colon
 brain _____________ _____________
 _____________ organum _____________
 _____________ _____________ hepar
 suture _____________ _____________
 _____________ vulnus __________
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CHANGE TO NOMINATIVE PLURAL
 musculus sphincter
 foramen nutricium
 dolor chronicus
 vas longum
 musculus adductor
 femur fractum
 cartilago thyreoidea
 vulnus punctum