What is a Latin noun declension and what does it mean?

You might also wonder what each Latin declension means.

Latin doesn't depend on the order of words for its basic meaning. Instead, it relies on inflections (changes to the endings words) to indicate the function words within a sentence. declension is the inflection of nouns. Each declension is called a case, and they make up the case system.

You may also wonder how you can tell what declension is a Latin verb. How can you tell?

1. Look at the three last letters of the second form. If they are -are then the verb belongs to the first conjugation.
2. If you found -ere in the first step, then examine the last two letters. If they are 'eo, the verb is of second conjugation.

What are the Latin declensions?

Remember the most important information about conjugations, declensions and

• There are four conjugations and five declensions.
• Declensions can be used to organize nouns.
• Declensions can have multiple cases (Nominative Genitive Dative, Dative, Accusative and Ablative), which can be singular.

What does 1st Declension refer to?

The first declension, a type of declension, consists mostly of feminine nouns in Latin or Ancient Greek. It has the defining feature that it contains a long A. This can be either part of the stem (or a case-ending). The first declension in Greek and Latin grammar is considered a thematic one.