I got the genitive plural wrong on my last Latin post. Therefore, the punishment will be to decline ten first declension nouns.
Calm down. :) It's not a real punishment. It's just practice. It's fun.
Why study Latin? (I'd rather not think of myself as studying Latin. That adds too much emotional weight and high expectations to the situation. I'd rather say I'm just looking at Latin, for the time being. Maybe later, I will study it.
Here's the thing: I tried to study Latin in university, but I gave up after one semester. I realize now that I didn't know how to study. I didn't understand the value of memorization and (much maligned these days but nevertheless extremely valuable) rote learning. Valuable because if something is memorized, known by heart, or practiced until it's second nature, your brain is freed up to focus on that which you don't know.
I could be wrong. But that is what has worked for me. Much more so than learning from a purely analytical point of view and trying to re-invent the wheel with each new sentence or with each new problem.
1. Terra, ae (land, ground)
Nominative singular: terra
Nominative plural: terrae
Genitive singular: terrae
Genitive plural: terrarum
Dative singular: terrae
Dative plural: terris
Accusative singular: terram
Accusative plural: terras
Ablative singular: terra
Ablative plural: terris
Vocative singular: terra
Vocative plural: terrae
2. Calumnia, ae (sophistry, false speech)
Nominative singular: calumnia
Nominative plural: calumniae
Genitive singular: calumniae
Genitive plural: calumniarum
Dative singular: calumniae
Dative plural: calumniis
Accusative singular: calumniam
Accusative plural: calumnias
Ablative singular: calumnia
Ablative plural: calumniis
Vocative singular: calumnia
Vocative plural: calumniae
3. Anima, ae (spirit)
Nominative singular: anima
Nominative plural: animae
Genitive singular: animae
Genitive plural: animarum
Dative singular: animae
Dative plural: animis
Accusative singular: animam
Accusative plural: animas
Ablative singular: anima
Ablative plural: animis
Vocative singular: anima
Vocative plural: animae
4. Distantia, ae (distance)
Nominative singular: distantia
Nominative plural: distantiae
Genitive singular: distantiae
Genitive plural: distantiarum
Dative singular: distantiae
Dative plural: distantiis
Accusative singular: distantiam
Accusative plural: distantias
Ablative singular: distantia
Ablative plural: distantiis
Vocative singular: distantia
Vocative plural: distantiae
5. Epistula, ae (letter)
Nominative singular: espistula
Nominative plural: epistulae
Genitive singular: epistulae
Genitive plural: epistularum
Dative singular: epistulae
Dative plural: epistulis
Accusative singular: epistulam
Accusative plural: epistulas
Ablative singular: epistula
Ablative plural: epistulis
Vocative singular: epistula
Vocative plural: epistulae
6. Fabula, ae (story, tale)
Nominative singular: fabula
Nominative plural: fabulae
Genitive singular: fabulae
Genitive plural: fabularum
Dative singular: fabulae
Dative plural: fabulis
Accusative singular: fabulam
Accusative plural: fabulas
Ablative singular: fabula
Ablative plural: fabulis
Vocative singular: fabula
Vocative plural: fabulae
7. Ara, ae (altar, shelter)
Nominative singular: ara
Nominative plural: arae
Genitive singular: arae
Genitive plural: ararum
Dative singular: arae
Dative plural: aris
Accusative singular: aram
Accusative plural: aras
Ablative singular: ara
Ablative plural: aris
Vocative singular: ara
Vocative plural: arae
8. Flamma, ae (flame)
Nominative singular: flamma
Nominative plural: flammae
Genitive singular: flammae
Genitive plural: flammarum
Dative singular: flammae
Dative plural: flammis
Accusative singular: flammam
Accusative plural: flammas
Ablative singular: flamma
Ablative plural: flammis
Vocative singular:: flamma
Vocative plural: flammae
9. Doctrina, ae (instruction)
Nominative singular: doctrina
Nominative plural: doctrinae
Genitive singular: doctrinae
Genitive plural: doctrinarum
Dative singular: doctrinae
Dative plural: doctrinis
Accusative singular: doctrinam
Accusative plural: doctrinas
Ablative singular: doctrina
Ablative plural: doctrinis
Vocative singular: doctrina
Vocative plural: doctrinae
10. Industria, ae (diligence)
Nominative singular: industria
Nominative plural: industriae
Genitive singular: industriae
Genitive plural: industriarum
Dative singular: industriae
Dative plural: industriis
Accusative singular: industriam
Accusative plural: industrias
Ablative singular: industria
Ablative plural: industriis
Vocative singular: industria
Vocative plural: industriae
I didn't re-read this. I hope I didn't make any mistakes. Because if I did... haha.. :)
