Chapter 1 Notes – Ms. Littler
Date: __________
Chapter 1 – Nouns:
Name:
Period:
I. What is a noun?
A.
B.
C.
D.
II. Noun Cases:
A. Nouns are used in many _______________ ways in _______________.
B. The different ways they are used are called _______________.
C. Latin has 6 different cases:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
III. Why do we have cases?
A. Write your sample sentence:
B. In English, _______________ _______________ (also called
_______________ _______________) influences the _______________
of a sentence.
1. If you change the __________ __________, you could
potentially change the meaning.
C. In Latin, word order (sentence structure) doesn’t matter because every
word has its own __________.
1. If you change the word order, but keep each noun in its same
__________, the meaning of the sentence won’t change.
Chapter 1 – Noun Cases:
I. Nominative:
A. The _______________ of a _______________.
1. The noun that __________ _____ _______________.
B. Two examples:
1.
2.
II. Genitive:
A. Shows _______________.
1. That something _______________ to it.
B. Two examples:
1.
2.
III. Dative:
A. _______________ _______________.
1. The noun that is _______________ something.
B. Two examples:
1.
2.
IV. Accusative:
A. _______________ _______________.
1. That noun that the _______________ is done to.
B. Two examples:
1.
2.
V. Ablative:
A. _______________ of a _______________.
1. Shows _______________.
B. Two examples:
1.
2.
VI. Vocative:
A. _______________ _______________.
1. When you __________ _______________ to someone/thing.
B. Two examples:
1.
2.
Case
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Vocative
Use
Translation
Chapter 1 – Latin Nouns:
I. Dictionary Form of Nouns:
A. First Principal Part: _______________, _______________.
*First Declension: ends in _____.
1. Agricola, Agricolae, M
2. Fēmina, Fēminae, F
3. Patria, Patriae, F
B. Second Principal Part: _______________, _______________.
*First Declension: ends in _____.
1. Agricola, Agricolae, M
2. Fēmina, Fēminae, F
3. Patria, Patriae, F
C. Gender (_______________,_______________,_______________)
*First Declension: mostly _______________, some _______________.
II. Find the Base:
A. Step 1: Look at the _______ _______________ __________.
B. Step 2: Take off the _______________ _______________ Ending.
1. Agricola, Agricolae, M  _______________
2. Fēmina, Fēminae, F  _______________
3. Patria, Patriae, F  _______________
III. Add the Endings:
A. Each of the __________ __________ have their own __________
that you attach to the __________.
Case
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Ablative
Vocative
Sg. Ending
Pl. Ending
Chapter 1 – Practice:
To _______________ a noun means to put it into all 6 cases, singular & plural.
I. Prōvincia, Prōvincia, F - Province
Form – Singular
Translation – Singular
Form – Plural
Translation – Plural
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Voc
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Voc
II. Puella, Puellae, F - Girl
Form – Singular
Translation – Singular
Form – Plural
Translation – Plural
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Voc
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Voc
III. Silva, Silvae, F - Forest
Form – Singular
Translation – Singular
Form – Plural
Translation – Plural
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Voc
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Voc
IV. Agricola, Agricolae, M - Farmer
Form – Singular
Translation – Singular
Form – Plural
Translation – Plural
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Voc
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Voc