Synopsis of Noun-Adjective Combinations

See these examples fully declined.  Index Page.

           

    Nouns:

5 Declensions
Adjectives: 3 Major Types
 
-us-a-um type

= 1st/ 2d declension

-is genitive type

= 3d declension type

-ius genitive type*
 
A
B
C
 
       
1
-a-ae-ae-am-â
-ae-ârum-îs-âs-îs
longa vita
dulcis vita
haec vita
 
           
2
-us-î-ô-um-ô
-î-ôrum-îs-ôs-îs

-um-î-ô-um-ô
-a-ôrum-îs-a-îs

verus amicus
magnum templum
fortis amicus
ingens templum
unus amicus
neutrum templum
 
           
3
[var] -is-î-em-e-
ês-[i]um-ibus-ês/îs-ibus

[var] -is-î-[var]-e[-î]
-[i]a-[i]um-ibus-[i]a-ibus

bona virtus
clarus rex
latum flumen
utilis virtus
tristis rex
potens flumen
ista virtus
ille rex
hoc flumen
 
           
4
-us-ûs-uî-um-û
-ûs-uum-ibus-ûs-ibus

-û-ûs-û-û-û
-ua-uum-ibus-ua-ibus

beata domus
parvus exercitus
aureum cornu
felix domus
celer exercitus
acre cornu
altera domus
nullus exercitus
id cornu
 
           
5
-ês-eî-eî-em-ê
-ês-êrum-êbus-ês-êbus
cara res
sanctus dies
gravis res
omnis dies
ipsa res
uter dies
 
           

 

*This category includes the "UNUS NAUTA" words: Unus, Nullus, Ullus, Solus, Neuter, Alius, Uter, Totus, Alter. Also related are many others like is/ea/id; hic/haec/hoc; ille/illa/illud; qui/quae/quod; iste/ista/istud. These words often have a genitive singular ending of -îus and a dative singular ending of .
 
 

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