Noun Practice 20: Fourth Declension Exercises, with Adjective Review

(Cf. Wheelock 20)

These charts present the distinct forms possible for the fourth declension. It is very helpful to know which forms are unambiguously a particular case, and which must be decided by context.

For masculine and femine fourth declension nouns, one form is triply (-ûs), one doubly ambiguous (-ibus):

Word

Full Meaning

 

SENSUS

feeling (as subject)

 

SENSÛS

(1) of the feeling
(2) feelings (as subject) 
(3) feelings (as direct object)

 
note plural
note plural

SENSUÎ

to / for the feeling

 

SENSUM

feeling (as direct object)

 

SENSÛ

by the feeling

 

SENSUUM

of the feelings

note plural

SENSIBUS

(1) to / for the feelings
(2) by means of the feelings

note plural
note plural

For neuter fourth declension nouns, one form is quadruply ambiguous (-û), two doubly (-ua, -ibus):

Word

Full Meaning

 

CORNÛ

(1) horn (as subject)
(2) horn (as object)
(3) to / for the horn
(4) by the horn

 

CORNÛS

of the horn

 

CORNUA

(1) horns (as subject)
(2) horns (as object)

note plural
note plural 

CORNUUM

of the horns

note plural

CORNIBUS

(1) to / for the horns
(2) by means of the horns

note plural
note plural

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Practice arriving at the Latin equivalents of the following until you can do so instantaneously and effortlessly.   See the Adjective Review Table to create additional exercises.

(s) = "as subject", or "in the nominative case"  (o) = "as the typical form used for the direct object", or "in the accusative case"


1 large hands (s)
2 by our senates
3 to/for those hands of yours
4 to/for the other knee
5 to/for the right knees
6 these breaths (s)
7 sweet fruit (s)
8 of the powerful senate
9 of all the verses
10 sweet fruit (o)
11 of these fears
12 by the strong knee
13 by the powerful senates
14 by the sweet fruit
15 lasting fruit (s)
16 our senate (o)
17 by the huge horns
18 strong knees (s)
19 of those hands of yours
20 of those verses
21 of the sweet fruits
22 to/for the cheerful spirit
23 by neither horn
24 to/for that verse
25 either hand (s)
26 by the right knees
27 to/for neither horns
28 of the sweet fruit
29 all the verses (o)
30 right knees (s)
31 by each verse
32 to/for the new horn
33 of the mortal spirit
34 other knees (s)
35 by those hands of yours
36 to/for the strong knees
37 by the new horn
38 to/for the dear breath
39 one senate (s)
40 sweet fruits (o)
41 mortal spirit (o)
42 by any fruits
43 by neither horns
44 by the serious fears
45 right knee (o)
46 of neither horn
47 by the sweet fruits
48 by the strong knees
49 to/for each verse
50 lasting fruits (s)
51 of our senate
52 famous verse (o)
53 of the spirit alone
54 by the swift hands
55 by the light breath
56 to/for the foolish fear
57 other knee (s)
58 those verses (o)
59 to/for the large hand
60 any fruit (s)
61 to/for the right knee
62 neither horn (s)
63 of each verse
64 by the famous verse
65 to/for the spirit alone
66 cheerful spirits (s)
67 one senate (o)
68 of the strong knee
69 of the swift hand
70 of the foolish fears
71 by those senates
72 to/for the swift hands
73 of the right knee
74 by the large hands
75 to/for any fruits
76 each verse (s)
77 new horn (s)
78 spirit alone (o)
79 our senates (o)
80 of the dear breaths
81 by no fear
82 to/for the strong knee
83 by the large hand
84 to/for any fruit
85 that verse (s)
86 famous verses (o)
87 of the spirits alone
88 by the serious fear
89 of the famous verses
90 to/for the serious fear
91 by this breath
92 these fears (s)
93 those senates (s)
94 swift hand (o)
95 to/for those senates
96 swift hands (s)
97 any fruit (o)
98 to/for the large hands
99 any fruits (s)
100 huge horn (s)
101 to/for either hand
102 by the mortal spirits
103 neither horns (s)
104 to/for these fears
105 to/for our senate
106 cheerful spirits (o)
107 to/for our senates
108 right knee (s)
109 by the light breaths
110 by the new horns
111 either hand (o)
112 mortal spirits (o)
113 of the right knees
114 all the verses (s)
115 to/for this breath
116 these breaths (o)
117 our senate (s)
118 right knees (o)
119 to/for all the verses
120 our senates (s)
121 those hands of yours (o)
122 these fears (o)
123 foolish dread (o)
124 neither horns (o)
125 other knee (o)
126 foolish dread (s)
127 to/for those verses
128 of one senate
129 of the large hands
130 by the cheerful spirit
131 by the dear breath
132 swift hand (s)
133 to/for the famous verse
134 to/for the powerful senate
135 dear breath (s)
136 cheerful spirit (s)
137 lasting fruits (o)
138 to/for the light breaths
139 to/for the cheerful spirits
140 to/for the dear breaths
141 strong knee (o)
142 huge horns (o)
143 of the dear breath
144 by our senate
145 those hands (s)
146 of either hand
147 strong knees (o)
148 powerful senate (o)
149 of the cheerful spirit
150 to/for no fear
151 to/for one senate
152 spirit alone (s)
153 huge horn (o)
154 of the famous verse
155 famous verses (s)
156 new horn (o)
157 to/for the sweet fruits
158 to/for the mortal spirit
159 to/for the swift hand
160 to/for the famous verses
161 by the right knee
162 each verse (o)
163 any fruits (o)
164 by the powerful senate
165 by any fruit
166 large hand (s)
167 of these breaths
168 by all the verses
169 no dread (s)
170 to/for the foolish fears
171 serious fears (o)
172 this breath (s)
173 by the other knee
174 foolish fears (o)
175 famous verse (s)
176 of any fruits
177 spirits alone (s)
178 new horns (s)
179 by the mortal spirit
180 of no fear
181 by the spirits alone
182 powerful senates (s)
183 of the foolish fear
184 to/for the serious fears
185 of the large hand
186 no dread (o)
187 by these breaths
188 of our senates
189 by either hand
190 of the other knees
191 of the swift hands
192 to/for these breaths
193 of the powerful senates
194 foolish fears (s)
195 of the strong knees
196 strong knee (s)
197 to/for neither horn
198 of the serious fears
199 swift hands (o)
200 of any fruit
201 to/for the huge horn
202 that verse (o)
203 sweet fruits (s)
204 powerful senate (s)
205 of the huge horn
206 by these fears
207 to/for the powerful senates
208 to/for the new horns
209 of the mortal spirits
210 by those verses
211 to/for the spirits alone
212 lasting fruit (o)
213 to/for the light breath
214 those verses (s)
215 serious dread (s)
216 to/for the sweet fruit
217 by the famous verses
218 to/for the lasting fruits
219 of the light breaths
220 by the dear breaths
221 large hand (o)
222 of neither horns
223 new horns (o)
224 to/for the mortal spirits
225 by the spirit alone
226 of this breath
227 by the huge horn
228 to/for the lasting fruit
229 of the light breath
230 powerful senates (o)
231 those senates (o)
232 large hands (o)
233 by that verse
234 by the lasting fruit
235 light breath (o)
236 dear breaths (s)
237 of the serious fear
238 of the new horns
239 mortal spirits (s)
240 by the cheerful spirits
241 by one senate
242 of that verse
243 this breath (o)
244 serious fears (s)
245 neither horn (o)
246 of the other knee
247 cheerful spirit (o)
248 dear breath (o)
249 of the cheerful spirits
250 by the foolish fear
251 of the new horn
252 by the lasting fruits
253 serious dread (o)
254 mortal spirit (s)
255 light breaths (o)
256 of the huge horns
257 of those senates
258 huge horns (s)
259 by the foolish fears
260 by the swift hand
261 by the other knees
262 to/for the huge horns
263 to/for the other knees
264 dear breaths (o)
265 spirits alone (o)
266 of the lasting fruits
267 light breaths (s)
268 other knees (o)
269 of the lasting fruit
270 light breath (s)

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Adjective Review Table

-ius gen. 1/2 3
alius
alter
hic
ille
iste
neuter
nullus
sôlus
tôtus
ullus
ûnus
uter
acerbus
amîcus
antîquus
avârus
beâtus
bellus
bonus
caecus
cârus
certus
clârus
dexter
doctus 
fortûnâtus
Graecus
hûmânus
iûcundus
lîber
longus
magnus
malus
meus
miser
multus
noster
novus
parvus
paucî
perpetuus
plênus
pulcher
Rômânus
salvus
sânus
secundus
sinister
stultus
suus
tuus
vêrus
vester
âcer
brevis
celer
commûnis
difficilis
dulcis
fortis
gravis
immortâlis
ingêns
levis
mortâlis
omnis
potêns