An easy introduction to Latin prose compositionC. Thurnam and Sons, 1877 - 12 pages |
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... Declension . 7. There are other Nouns whose Accusative ends in um . They are said to be of the Second Declension . Their Nominative ends in us or er . 66 ( a ) When the Nom . ends in us , the Acc . is formed by changing us into um ; -as ...
... Declension . 7. There are other Nouns whose Accusative ends in um . They are said to be of the Second Declension . Their Nominative ends in us or er . 66 ( a ) When the Nom . ends in us , the Acc . is formed by changing us into um ; -as ...
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... Declension . Their Nominatives end in many different ways , but a Noun of this Declension has what is called a stem or root , and it is to this root that the em is added to form the Accusative . Thus , " a lion " is leo in the Nom ...
... Declension . Their Nominatives end in many different ways , but a Noun of this Declension has what is called a stem or root , and it is to this root that the em is added to form the Accusative . Thus , " a lion " is leo in the Nom ...
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... Declension . 12 . Latin for 66 " " 66 66 The Latin for " me " is the same , me : and the you " or " thee , " which is the Acc . of you or thou , " is te . The Nominatives of these Pronouns will be learned hereafter . Non , " not ...
... Declension . 12 . Latin for 66 " " 66 66 The Latin for " me " is the same , me : and the you " or " thee , " which is the Acc . of you or thou , " is te . The Nominatives of these Pronouns will be learned hereafter . Non , " not ...
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... Declensions be formed by changing the final m of the Acc . Sing . into s . Thus : - Acc . Sing . Agricolam , Reginam , Leonem , Judicem , Acc . Plural . Agricolas . Reginas . Leones . Judices . The Acc . Plu . of the 2nd Decln . is ...
... Declensions be formed by changing the final m of the Acc . Sing . into s . Thus : - Acc . Sing . Agricolam , Reginam , Leonem , Judicem , Acc . Plural . Agricolas . Reginas . Leones . Judices . The Acc . Plu . of the 2nd Decln . is ...
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... Declensions . 23. One very large class of Adjectives has the Nom . Sing . ending in us if the Adjective is used to ... Declension when it describes a Feminine Noun . 24. Many Nouns are Masculine or Feminine in Latin , which are names ...
... Declensions . 23. One very large class of Adjectives has the Nom . Sing . ending in us if the Adjective is used to ... Declension when it describes a Feminine Noun . 24. Many Nouns are Masculine or Feminine in Latin , which are names ...
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afraid army avoid the judge avoid the robbers avoid the slave's avoiding Balbus's avoiding the boy avoiding the lions bad robbers Balbus's dragon beautiful black dragons brother's daughters brought building a wall Cæsar Caius says camp castra cavalry conquered the Gauls Dative declared Declension Decln dragon's voice enemies expected fear and avoid fear the lions formed by adding fourth division frightening the judge garden happy holding dragons holding the lion husbandman husbandman's sister INSTRUCTION FOR EXERCISES judge's sister king Latin laughing Lavinius lion's voice little judge Masc master Nouns penult Perf Portia Portia's brother praise the queen Pres promised to give Pronoun puella queen's brother queen's sons quid robber's daughters Rogatus Root roses sad queen's seen and heard Sing slave's sister slaves Soror Subj Subjunctive Mood teaching Tenses terrible voice thought Verb voice will frighten voices frighten walk to Rome wretched write letters
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Page 51 - In passive verbs, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the noun or pronoun to which it refers ; the feminine is formed by adding an e mute, and the plural by the addition of an s.
Page 18 - It is me" is condemned as wrong because the form "me" violates the rule that "the verb 'to be' takes the same case after it as stands before it.
Page 51 - Gen. cujus cujus cujus quorum quarum quorum Dat. cui cui cui quibus quibus quibus Ace. quem quam quod quos quas quae Abl. quo qua quo quibus quibus quibus 1. Qui = quo, qua, ' with which,' ' wherewith,' is a Locative or Ablative of the relative qui.
Page 50 - Nom. hic haec hoc hi hae haec Gen. hujus hujus hujus horum harum horum Dat. huic huic huic his his his Ace.
Page 121 - Who do you think I am, and what do you think I am going to do?
Page 121 - Being asked what he was doing, he replied that he was building a wall, and had held a dragon.
Page 19 - Adjective, and agrees in Number, Gender, and Case with the Noun to which it refers, or which it describes. Its Nom. Sing. is formed by adding urns for the Masc., or ura for the Fem, to the