declensions
Case and number
Declensions are the different forms a noun, pronoun, or adjective takes to show its grammatical role—subject, object, possessive, and so on.
Latin has five declensions; English has largely abandoned the system, retaining only traces like he/him/his.
In language learning, memorizing declension tables is a traditional rite of passage: I spent hours drilling German declensions.
Case marking sentence subjects
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
- dativeCase showing indirect object
- accusativeCase for direct objects
- ablativeRemoving by erosion
vocative · locative · instrumental · prepositional · singular · plural · paradigm · stem
Words naming entities
- adjectivesWords that describe nouns
- pronounsNoun substitutes
- articlesWritten works or items
- determinersNoun-modifying function words
numerals · participles · substantive · attributive · predicative · demonstrative · possessive · relative
nominative
Case marking sentence subjects
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
- dativeCase showing indirect object
- accusativeCase for direct objects
ablative · vocative · locative · instrumental · prepositional · singular · plural · paradigm · stem · suffix
nouns
Words naming entities
- adjectivesWords that describe nouns
- pronounsNoun substitutes
- articlesWritten works or items
determiners · numerals · participles · substantive · attributive · predicative · demonstrative · possessive · relative · interrogative
Latin
Ancient Roman language
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masculine
Male in character
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