Lesson 11

Sayings, Grammar, and Practice

Latin Saying

Homo sapiens

Rational man*

*Scientific name chosen by Carl Linnaeus who said, “man is the only animal capable of rational thought.”

There are two kinds of Latin adjectives:

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There are two kinds of Latin adjectives:

1st/2nd Declension and 3rd Declension

There are three kinds of 1st/2nd declension

adjectives: _______

There are three kinds of 1st/2nd declension

adjectives: us, er, or

3rd declension adjectives can be classed by the number of

forms in the nominative singular: one, two, or three

terminations (endings).

Adjective of one termination:M/F

S P

potens potentes

potentis potentium

potenti potentibus

potentem potentes

potenti potentibus

N

S P

potens potentia

potentis potentium

potenti potentibus

potens potentia

potenti potentibus

Adjective of two terminations:M/F

S P

brevis breves

brevis brevium

brevi brevibus

brevem breves

brevi brevibus

N

S P

breve brevia

brevis brevium

brevi brevibus

breve brevia

brevi brevibus

Adjective of three terminations:SIngular

M F M/F

acer acris acres

acris acrium

acri acribus

arem acres

acri acribus

Plural

M F M/F

acer acris acres

acris acrium

acri acribus

arem acres

acri acribus

There are three kinds of 3rd declension adjectives: _____________________

__________

There are three kinds of 3rd declension adjectives:

one, two, or three terminations