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Lesson 4: the fourth and fifth declension

Updated: Mar 8, 2020

Introduction to the 4th declension

The 4th declension is all genders and can be confusing since many of the endings look similar to other declensions. The way to spot it is by finding the genitive stem of the nouns; eg. manus, manus


4th declension endings


Singular NOM


man-us


VOC


man-us


ACC


man-us


GEN


man-um


DAT


man-ui


ABL


man-u


Plural NOM


man-us


VOC


man-us


ACC


man-us


GEN


man-uum


DAT


man-ibus


ABL


man-ibus



Introduction to 5th declension

The 5th declension is masculine (unless you are talking about the goddess Dies, who is feminine or a merides)


5th declension endings


Singular NOM


di-es


VOC


di-es


ACC


di-em


GEN


di-es


DAT


di-ei


ABL


di-e


Plural NOM


di-es


VOC


di-es


ACC


di-es


GEN


di-erum


DAT


di-ebus


ABL


di-ebus

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