2nd declension nouns

Question 1

How can 2nd declension nouns be recognised?

Answer 1

They end in ‘us’, ‘er’ or ‘ir’ (masculine) or ‘um’ (neuter)

Question 2

What are the endings for second declension nouns?

Answer 2

Singular

• nom -US
• voc -E or -I (names ending in -ius)
• acc -UM
• gen -I
• dat -O
• abl -O

Plural

• nom -I
• voc -I
• acc -OS
• gen -ORUM
• dat -IS
• abl -IS

Question 3

Decline dominus, a lord.

Answer 3

Singular

• nom - dominus
• voc - domine
• acc - dominum
• gen - domini
• dat - domino
• abl - domino

Plural

• nom - domini
• voc - domini
• acc - dominos
• gen - dominorum
• dat - dominis
• abl - dominis

Question 4

Decline armiger, an esquire

Answer 4

Singular

• nom - armiger
• voc - armiger
• acc - armigerum
• gen - armigeri
• dat - armigero
• abl - armigero

Plural

• nom - armigeri
• voc - armigeri
• acc - armigeros
• gen - armigerorum
• dat - armigeris
• abl - armigeris

nb. the final ‘e’ is kept in all cases.

Question 5

Decline magister, a teacher

Answer 5

Singular

• nom - magister
• voc - magister
• acc - magistrum
• gen - magistri
• dat - magistro
• abl - magistro

Plural

• nom - magistri
• voc - magistri
• acc - magistros
• gen - magistrorum
• dat - magistris
• abl - magistris

nb. the final ‘e’ is only kept in the nominative
and accusative singular.

Question 6

Decline vir, a man

Answer 6

Singular

• nom - vir
• voc - vir
• acc - virum
• gen - viri
• dat - viro
• abl - viro

Plural

• nom - viri
• voc - viri
• acc - viros
• gen - virorum
• dat - viris
• abl - viris

Question 7

Decline regnum, a reign

Answer 7

Singular

• nom - regnum
• voc - regnum
• acc - regnum
• gen - regni
• dat - regno
• abl - regno

Plural

• nom - regna
• voc - regna
• acc - regna
• gen - regnorum
• dat - regnis
• abl - regnis