Nōmen __________________
Diēs ___________
Latin I, R ________
Class Notes
NOUN- ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT
STATIM
ANNOTATE and TRANSLATE the sentences.
fīdī virī consilium Ulixis accipiēbant. in lacertōs animōsī mīlitēs magna tēla ponēbant,
itaque callidus Ulixēs trāns terram aliēnam in certāmen dūrum eōs ducēbat.
Vocabulary
lacertus, -ī, m. arm
animōsus, a, um courageous
aliēnus, -a, -um foreign
certāmen, certāminis, n. contest, combat, struggle, battl
eōs them (acc. pl. m.)
Translation:
Noun-Adjective Agreement
Directions: Complete the table by identifying adjectives and the nouns pairs from the sentences
above.
An adjective is a part of speech which ____________________________________________
ADJECTIVE
1.
2.
NOUNS
NOUN’S DECLENSION #
virī
2nd
animōsī
3.
tēla
4.
1st
5.
6.

certamen
callidus
So for these example adjectives, they happen to exactly match SOME nouns in ending,
specifically nouns that are ________ or ________ declension.

fīdus, a, -um
animōsus, -a, -um
magnus, -a, -um
aliēnus, -a, -um
dūrus, -a, -um
callidus, -a, -um
These adjectives are called “___________ adjectives”.
Nōmen __________________
Diēs ___________
Latin I, R ________
Class Notes
● When they modify feminine nouns of any declension, they decline with ________ declension
endings.
● When they modify masculine or neuter nouns of any declension, they decline with ________
declension endings.
It is NOT a rule that adjectives and noun endings MATCH.
THE RULE IS THAT:
Adjectives MUST match the nouns (of any declension) they modify GRAMMATICALLY in
these 3 things: ______________, ______________ & ______________.
For example….
●
fīdī virī (#1): Both adjective and noun have endings which are _______________ (gender),
_______________ (number) and _______________ (case).
● animōsī mīlitēs (#2): Both adjective and noun have endings which are _______________
(gender), _______________ (number) and _______________ (case).
● In both examples, the adjectives declined with ______ declension ending because they
modify a _______________ noun.
Exerceāmus!
I. Annotate and translate
clāmōrēs īratōs mīlitum Graecōrum audimus ubi in portās pulchrās citīs pedibus currunt.
clāmor, clāmōris, m. shout
citus, -a, -um quick, swift
pēs, pedis, m. foot
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum beautiful
Translation:__________________________________________________________________________________________________
II. Write into Latin the following adjectives modifying 1st and 2nd declension nouns.
1. the new boat (nom.) _________________________
2. with greedy eyes _________________________
3. of the beautiful woman _________________________
4. the big houses (nom.) _________________________
Nōmen __________________
Diēs ___________
Latin I, R ________
Class Notes
NOUN-ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT: HOMEWORK
PART I Directions: Write into Latin the following adjectives modifying 3rd declension nouns.
1. the new mother (nom.) _________________________
2. of greedy soldiers _________________________
3. the beautiful shore (acc.) _________________________
4. to the sacred altar ________________________
PART II Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the 2-1-2 adjectives as prompted,
and then translate the sentences.
Aeneas cum _______________ (loyal) mīlitibus navigat trans _______________ (dangerous)
aquam. vīr, studiōsus _______________ (new) terrae, ad rēgnum _______________ (foreign)
Didonis veniet.
TRANSLATION:
Vocabulary
ara, -ae f. altar
mīles, mīlitis m. soldier
navigō, navigāre to sail
trans (+ACC) across
periculosus, -a, -um dangerous
studiōsus, -a, -um eager (+DAT)
aliēnus, -a, -um foreign