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Germano-Romance Noun Declension

1st Declension

A) - Mainly feminine, with some masculine exceptions. Derived from Latin 1st and 5th declensions.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative:	– a	– as
2	Accusative:	– a	– as
3	Genitive:	– ā	– ār
4	Dative:	– ā	– īs

The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• terra, terrae
• * dia, * diae (< diēs, diēī)

Notes: The Latin paradigms Aenēas, Aenēae and Anchīses, Anchīsae have regularised their nominative singular forms by anaolgy, and thereby merged with the above.

B) - Feminine. Derived from Latin 1st declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative:	– i	– as
2	Accusative:	– i	– as
3	Genitive:	– es	– ār
4	Dative:	– ā	– īs

The following Latin paradigm declines per the above:

• crambē, crambes

2nd Declension

A) - Masculine. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative:	–	– ī
2	Accusative:	– e	– is
3	Genitive:	– is	– ōr
4	Dative:	– ī	– īs

The following Latin paradigm declines per the above:

• pater, pateris

B) - Masculine. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative:	– is	– ī
2	Accusative:	– e	– is
3	Genitive:	– is	– ōr
4	Dative:	– ī	– īs

The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• amnis, amnis
• * amantis, amantis (< amans, amantis)

C) - Masculine. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative:	– is	– ī
2	Accusative:	– a	– is
3	Genitive:	– is	– ōr
4	Dative:	– ī	– īs

The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• * āeris, āeris (< āēr, āeris)
• * hērōis, hērōis (< hērōs, hērōis)

D) - Masculine, including originally feminine Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 2nd and 4th declensions.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative:	– is	– ī
2	Accusative:	– a	– is
3	Genitive:	– is	– ōr
4	Dative:	– ī	– īs

The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• modus, modī
• portus, * portī (< portus, portūs)

E) - Masculine, including originally feminine Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 2nd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative:	–	– ī
2	Accusative:	–	– s
3	Genitive:	– ī	– ōr
4	Dative:	–	– īs

The following Latin paradigm declines per the above:

• puer, puerī
• liber, librī

Notes: The NRom. paradigms * Dīlōs, * Dīlō, * Dīlī, *Dīl [< Dēlos, Dēlo(n)] and Lūttius, * Lūttiu, * Louttī, * Lutt [< Lūcius, Lūciu(m)] are still considered with the 2nd declension, though effectively irregular.

3rd Declension

A) - Masculine, originally neuter Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative/Accusative:	– e	– a
2	Genitive:	– is	– ouru
3	Dative:	– ī	– īs

The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• rēte, rētis
• * animālis, * animālis (< animāl, animālīs)
• nōmen, nōminis

B) - Masculine, originally neuter Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative/Accusative:	– u	– a
2	Genitive:	– is	– ouru
3	Dative:	– ī	– īs

The following Latin paradigm declines per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• * ossus, ossis (< os, ossis)

C) - Masculine, originally neuter Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative:	–	– a
1	Accusative:	–	– a
2	Genitive:	– is	– ouru
3	Dative:	– ī	– īs

The following Latin paradigm decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• opus, operis

D) - Masculine, originally neuter Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 2nd and 4th declensions.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative/Accusative:	– u	– a
2	Genitive:	– ī	– ouru
3	Dative:	– u	– īs

The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• * dōnus, dōnī (< dōnum, dōnī)
• * genūus, * genuī (< genū, genūs)

D) - Masculine, including originally neuter Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative/Accusative:	– a	– us
2	Genitive:	– is	– ouru
3	Dative:	– ī	– īs

The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• Periclēs, Periclis
• * poēmatis, poēmatis (< poēma, poēmatis)

4th Declension

A) - Feminine. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative/Accusative:	– e	– is
2	Genitive:	– is	– iu
3	Dative:	– ī	– ius

The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• * urbis, urbis (< urbs, urbis)
• * clādis, clādis (< clādēs, clādis)

B) - Feminine. Derived from Latin 3rd and 5th declensions.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative/Accusative:	– e	– is
2	Genitive:	– is	– u
3	Dative:	– ī	– ius

The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• * laudis, laudis (< laus, laudis)
• * aetātis, aetātis (< aetās, aetātis)
• * mōris, mōris (< mōs, mōris)
• * ratiōnis, ratiōnis (< ratiō, ratiōnis)
• rēs, * reis (< rēs, reī)

C) - Feminine. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.

	Case	Singular	Plural
1	Nominative/Accusative:	– a	– as
2	Genitive:	– is	– u
3	Dative:	– ī	– ius

The following Latin paradigm declines per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):

• * Naiadis, Naiadis (< Naias, Naiadis)