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Second Declension Er, Ir Nouns LESSON II

LESSON II Ager Vaticanus The Vatican Field Second Declension er, ir Nouns vir viri m. man Case Singular Plural nom. vir viri gen. viri virorum dat. viro viris acc. virum viros abl. viro viris puer pueri m. boy, child Case Singular Plural nom. puer púeri gen. púeri puerorum dat. púero púeris acc. púerum púeros abl. púero púeris ager agri m. field, ground Case Singular Plural nom. ager agri gen. agri agrorum dat. agro agris acc. agrum agros abl. agro agris 8 Most 2nd declension masculine nouns end in us in the nominative singular but there are some that end in er and one that ends in ir. Excepting the nominative singular, these nouns have the same case endings as all 2nd declension masculine nouns, so there is very little new to learn here. These nouns show why it is important to always learn the genitive singular. The genitive singular 1) identifies the declension the noun belongs to and 2) provides the stem. Looking at the genitive singular of puer, vir, and vesper you see that the stem is the same as the nominative singular form. You have seen this in 3rd declension nouns such as soror, sororis, and sol, solis. Looking at the genitive singular of ager, culter, magister, and liber you see that the genitive singular form drops the letter e. Liberi, liberorum is a noun that has only plural forms. Do not confuse: liber libri book liberi liberorum children The Ager Vaticanus on the west bank of the Tiber River was the 14th district of the ancient city of Rome. Low-lying and damp, it was considered unhealthy and was used as a cemetery. The emperor Caligula built a racetrack in the ager, which was later enlarged by Nero. It was the site of the martyrdom of St. Peter and thus became the location of St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican City. Vocabulary Latin Gender English Derivative(s) ager agri m. field, ground agriculture culter cultri m. knife cutlery liber libri m. book library magister magistri m. teacher (male) magistrate, master (magistra -ae) f. teacher (female) líberi liberorum m. children vir viri m. man virile puer púeri m. boy, child puerile vesper vésperi m. evening vespers 9.

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