Latin Outline- Declining 2nd Declension Nouns

I. Remember, each case means:

1. The nominative case tells what the subject is, or is an adjective referring to the subject
2. The genitive case shows possession, like adding an 's to the end of English words
3. The dative case indicates the indirect object
1. The man showed the painting to the merchant.
4. The accusative case is the object that takes an action
1. The man showed the painting to the merchant.
5. The ablative case acts as an adverb
II. We will study the 2nd declension now
singular plural
nominative servus servi
genitive servi servorum
dative servo servis
accusative servum servos
ablative servo servis

III. Second Declension ending in -us are almost always masculine

IV. 2nd Declension Neuter- if it ends in -um in the nominative, it is always neuter
singular plural
nominative templum templa
genitive templi templorum
dative templo templis
accusative templum templa
ablative templo templis

V. ends in -er
singular plural singular plural
nominative ager agri puer pueri
genitive agri agrorum pueri puerorum
dative agro agris puero pueris
accusative agrum agros puerum pueros
ablative agro agris puero pueris