Latin for Beginners eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 433 pages of information about Latin for Beginners.

Latin for Beginners eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 433 pages of information about Latin for Beginners.
i:nsigne, n.,    animal, n.,     calcar,
decoration     animal        n., spur
STEMS   i:nsigni-        anima:li-       calca:ri-
BASES   i:nsign-         anima:l-        calca:r-
SINGULAR                                 TERMINATIONS
Nom.    i:nsigne         animal          calcar       -e or —­
Gen.    i:nsignis        anima:lis       calca:ris    -is
Dat.    i:nsigni:         anima:li:        calca:ri:     -i: 
Acc.    i:nsigne         animal          calcar       -e or —­
Abl.    i:nsigni:         anima:li:        calca:ri:     -i: 
PLURAL
Nom.    i:nsignia        anima:lia       calca:ria    -ia
Gen.    i:nsignium       anima:lium      calca:rium   -ium
Dat.    i:nsignibus      anima:libus     calca:ribus  -ibus
Acc.    i:nsignia        anima:lia       calca:ria    -ia
Abl.    i:nsignibus      anima:libus     calca:ribus  -ibus

  1.  Review Sec. 74 and see how it applies to this declension.

  2.  The final -i- of the stem is usually dropped in the nominative. 
  If not dropped, it is changed to -e.

  3.  A long vowel is shortened before final -l or -r. (Cf.  Sec. 12.2.)

245. EXERCISES

First learn the special vocabulary, p. 292.

I. 1.  Quam urbem videmus?  Urbs quam videtis est Roma. 2.  Cives Romani urbem suam turribus altis et muris longis muniverant. 3.  Venti navis longas prohibebant finibus hostium adpropinquare. 4.  Imperator a clientibus suis calcaria auri et alia insignia accepit. 5.  Milites Romani cum hostibus bella saeva gesserunt et eos caede magna superaverunt. 6.  Alia animalia terram, alia mare amant. 7.  Naves longae quae auxilium ad imperatorem portabant igni ab hostibus deletae sunt. 8.  In eo mari avis multas vidimus quae longe a terra volaverant. 9.  Nonne vidistis navis longas hostium et ignis quibus urbs nostra vastabatur?  Certe, sed nec caedem civium nec fugam clientium vidimus. 10.  Aves et alia animalia, ubi ignem viderunt, salutem fuga petere celeriter inceperunt. 11.  Num. iudex in peditum ordinibus stabat?  Minime, iudex erat apud equites et equus eius insigne pulchrum gerebat.

  [Illustration:  NAVES LONGAE]

II. 1.  Because of the lack of grain the animals of the village were not able to live. 2.  When the general[2] heard the rumor, he quickly sent a horseman to the village. 3.  The horseman had a beautiful horse and wore spurs of gold. 4.  He said to the citizens, “Send your retainers with horses and wagons to our camp, and you will receive an abundance of grain.” 5.  With happy hearts they hastened to obey his words.[3]

    [Footnote 2:  Place first.]

    [Footnote 3:  Not the accusative.  Why?]

LESSON XLIV

IRREGULAR NOUNS OF THE THIRD DECLENSION :  GENDER IN THE THIRD DECLENSION

  [Special Vocabulary]

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