The first declension in Latin is also one of the easiest for students to learn. But as with most aspects of Latin, there are exceptions that complicate its use. Learn about Latin's 1st declension and its association with the feminine gender.
Since Latin is an inflected language, the endings of words change to indicate their function in a sentence. Latin nouns and adjectives are declined into five basic forms: the nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative cases. These cases are used in five declensions, each with its own set of rules for gender and terminations (inflections).
The first declension is generally associated with the feminine gender and is one of the easiest declensions to learn. This is fortunate because it is also the first declension the beginning Latin student encounters in a program of study. Although the forms and genders of the other four declensions may differ in gender and form, the basis for declining nouns in the first declension sets a foundation for the student to understand the functions of the remaining four declensions.
First Declension Forms
One of the first nouns a Latin student encounters is that for the word woman. Femina is the Latin word for woman or female and declines regularly in the first declension. Femina fully declined has the following inflected forms:
Singular
nom. Femina
gen. Feminae
dat. Feminae
acc. Feminam
abl. Femina
Plural
nom. Feminae
gen. Feminarum
dat. Feminis
acc. Feminas
abl. Feminis
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