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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)
- *āeris, āeris (< āēr, āeris)
- *hērōis, hērōis (< hērōs, hērōis)
- *Periclis, Periclis (<Periclēs, Periclis)
C) - Masculine, including originally feminine Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 2nd and 4th declensions.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nominative: | – s | – ī |
| 2 | Accusative: | – | – s |
| 3 | Genitive: | – ī | – ōr |
| 4 | Dative: | – | – īs |
The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):
- modus, modī
- portus, *portī (< portus, portūs)
- *Dēlus, Dēlī (< Dēlos, Dēlī)
D) - 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. paradigm Lūttius, * Lūttiu, * Louttī, * Lutt [< Lūcius, Lūciu(m)] is 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: | – e | – a |
| 2 | Accusative: | – e | – a |
| 3 | Genitive: | – is | – ōr |
| 4 | Dative: | – ī | – īs |
The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):
- rēte, rētis
- *nōme, nōminis(< nōmen, nōminis)
B) - Masculine, originally neuter Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nominative: | – is | – a |
| 2 | Accusative: | – e | – a |
| 3 | Genitive: | – is | – ōr |
| 4 | Dative: | – ī | – īs |
The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):
- *animālis, *animālis (< animāl, animālīs)
- *poēmatis, poēmatis (< poēma, poēmatis)
C) - Masculine, originally neuter Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nominative: | – s | – a |
| 2 | Accusative: | – | – a |
| 3 | Genitive: | – is | – ōr |
| 4 | Dative: | – ī | – īs |
The following Latin paradigm declines per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):
- *ossus, ossis (< os, ossis)
D) - Masculine, originally neuter Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nominative: | – | – a |
| 2 | Accusative: | – | – a |
| 3 | Genitive: | – is | – ōr |
| 4 | Dative: | – ī | – īs |
The following Latin paradigm declines per the above:
- opus, operis
E) - Masculine, originally neuter Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 2nd and 4th declensions.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nominative: | – s | – a |
| 2 | Accusative: | – | – a |
| 3 | Genitive: | – ī | – ōr |
| 4 | Dative: | – | – 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)
4th Declension
A) - Feminine, including originally masculine Latin nouns. Derived from Latin 3rd and 5th declensions.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nominative: | – is | – is |
| 2 | Accusative: | – e | – is |
| 3 | Genitive: | – is | – iu |
| 4 | Dative: | – ī | – ius |
The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):
- *clādis, clādis (< clādēs, clādis)
- *urbis, urbis (< urbs, urbis)
- *laudis, laudis (< laus, laudis)
- *aetātis, aetātis (< aetās, aetātis)
- rēs, *reis (< rēs, reī)
B) - Feminine. Derived from Latin 3rd declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nominative: | – is | – is |
| 2 | Accusative: | – e | – is |
| 3 | Genitive: | – is | – |
| 4 | Dative: | – ī | – ius |
The following Latin paradigms decline per the above (starred forms are presumed/attested in Vulgar Latin):
- *mōris, mōris (< mōs, mōris)
- *ratiōnis, ratiōnis (< ratiō, ratiōnis)
- *Naiadis, Naiadis (< Naias, Naiadis)
