Prīma · Unit 5 · Lesson 1
Rēx, rēgis: the third declension
Nouns whose stem hides in the genitive.
You will be able to
- Find a third-declension noun’s stem from its genitive
- Decline consonant-stem nouns, masculine, feminine and neuter
- Recognize -em, -ibus and -ēs
New words
- rēx, rēgis, m. kingEnglish: regal, reign
- mīles, mīlitis, m. soldierEnglish: military, militia
- homō, hominis, m. human being, personEnglish: homicide, human
- pater, patris, m. fatherEnglish: paternal, patriot
- māter, mātris, f. motherEnglish: maternal
- nōmen, nōminis, n. nameEnglish: nominate, noun