FOURTH DECLENSION. Q. In what syllables do the nominatives of nouns of the Fourth Declension end? A. In us and u. Q. How can you tell a noun of the fourth declension ? A. By the genitive singular ending in ûs. Q. Of what gender are nouns ending in us? A. Masculine gender. Q. Of what gender are nouns ending in u? A. Of the neuter gender, and in the singular number they are not declined. Q. What do you mean by not being declined? A. That all the six cases are the same. Q. What is there peculiar to Domus ? A. It is both of the second and fourth declensions; that is, it is declined like nouns of each of these declensions. VOCABULARY OF NOUNS OF THE FOURTH DECLENSION. Part 1st, Latin and English. Eventus, masc. an event. Part 2d, English and Latin. an Assembly, cœtus, masc. a Chariot, currus, masc. a Complaint, questus, masc. Expense, sumptus, masc. Gain, quæstus, masc. a Groan, gemitus, masc. a Nod, nutus, masc. Singing, cantus, masc. Success, successus, masc. FIFTH DECLENSION. Q. In what do the nominatives of nouns of the Fifth Declension end? A. They end in es, and are of the feminine gender. with, from or by things. Q. In how many places can you make res? and what places are they? In how many rëi? in how many rēbus? ADJECTIVES. Q. What is an adjective? A. An adjective is a word which is always joined to some noun, to define or describe it; as a good boy, a wise man, a swift horse. Here the words good, wise and swift are adjectives, because they give the character of the nouns to which they are joined. Q. Into how many classes may adjectives be divided? A. Into two classes; those of the first and second declension, and those of the third declension. ADJECTIVES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND DECLENSION. Q. How are adjectives of the first and second declension declined, or varied? A. The masculine is declined like a masculine noun of the second declension, as dominus; the feminine is declined like a feminine noun of the first declension, as penna; and the neuter is declined like a neuter noun of the second declension, as regnum. Q. Why are the endings of adjectives changed in this manner? A. In order to agree with the nouns to which they are joined, in gender, number and case. |