Week 2 Grammar Rules

Question 1

What is the rule for accents in words of two syllables?

Answer 1

In words of two syllables the accent is on the first.

Question 2

What is the rule for accents in words of more than two syllables?

Answer 2

In words of more than two syllables, if the second last syllable is long it is accented; otherwise the accent is on the third last syllable.

Question 3

What is the rule for which syllables are short?

Answer 3

A syllable is short if it contains a vowel that is short by nature or that is followed by another vowel or diphthong.

Question 4

What is the rule for which syllables are long?

Answer 4

A syllable is long if it contains a vowel that is long by nature or a vowel that is followed by two consonants other than a mute (c, g, p, b, t, d) or f followed by a liquid (r, l).

Question 5

What are the noun attributes?

Answer 5

Nouns have gender, number, case, and declension.

Question 6

How many declensions are there, and how can you distinguish them?

Answer 6

There are five declensions in Latin. They can be distinguished by the endings of the genitive singular.
1 - ae
2 - ī
3 - is
4 - ūs
5 - eī

Question 7

Decline the root serv-.

Answer 7

Serv- is a masculine noun of the 2nd declension.
S/P Case Form Meaning Use
S Nom Serv-us The servant Subject
S Gen Serv-ī The servant’s Possessive
S Dat Serv-ō To/for the servant In. obj
S Acc Serv-um The servant Direct obj
S Abl Serv-ō By/with/from the servant
P Nom Serv-ī The servants Subject
P Gen Serv-ōrum Of the servants Pos.
P Dat Serv-īs To/for servants In. obj.
P Acc Serv-ōs The servants Direct obj.
P Abl Serv-īs By/with/from servants

Question 8

What gender are masculine nouns of the second declension?

Answer 8

The gender of masculine nouns of the second declension is generally masculine.