The nouns were classed according to the termination of the nominative singular.
| Masculine | Feminine |
Neuter |
|
| First (a, h) |
-hV , (p.43, L10) -aV , (p.43, L10) |
-h (p.39, L8), -a (p.41, L9) |
|
| Second (o) |
-oV , (p.30, L5) |
-oV , (p. 196) few words |
-on (p.37, L7) |
| Third (con, i, u) |
(various) p.115, L28 |
p.115, L28 |
p.118, L29 |
Reference: Smith, F. Kinchin. Teach Yourself Latin (London: English Universities Press, 1962).
The nouns were classed according to the termination of the genitive singular.
Masculine |
Feminine |
Neuter |
|
| First (a) –ae |
-a , (p.25, L1) |
-a , (p.25, L1) f |
|
| Second (o) –i |
-us, -er (p.33, L3) |
-um (p.33, L3) |
|
| Third (-ium, gen.pl.) |
(various) p.48 L7 |
(various) p.48 L7 |
|
| Fourth (-us, gen.) |
-us (p.63, L11) |
-us (p.63, L11) |
-u (p.63, L11) |
| Fifth (-ei, gen.) |
-es (p.68, L12) |
-es (p.68, L12) |
Masculine |
Feminine |
Neuter |
|
| Strong |
Gen. s. –es, -s –es added to monosyllabic, ending in sibilants (s, b, x, z, tz) Dative s. Optional –e Dative pl. add –n except those ending in –s or -n Nom. pl. no ending or ends in –e, -er, -s (frequently the stem vowel is umlauted) |
None, except: die Mutter (mother), die Tochter (daughter) |
Gen. s. –es, -s –es added to monosyllabic, ending in sibilants (s, b, x, z, tz) Dative s. Optional –e Dative pl. add –n except those ending in –s or -n Nom. pl. no ending or ends in –e, -er, -s (frequently the stem vowel is umlauted) |
| Weak |
Always ends in –en, -n (except Nom. s.) |
Always ends in –en, -n (except Nom. s.) Noun with the suffixes: -ei, -ion, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -tät & -ung, add –en in the plural. Noun with suffix –ie, add –n in the plural. |
None |
| Mixed |
Gen. s. -es, -s Pl. -en, -n |
None |
Gen. s. -es, -s Pl. -en, -n |
| Irregular |
der Herr, gentleman |
das Herz, heart |
Irregular nouns: der Nachbar, neighbor
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