Decline 'mīles, mīlitis' (m.) — soldier — in all cases.
Decline 'rēx, rēgis' (m.) — king — in all cases.
Decline 'lēx, lēgis' (f.) — law — in all cases.
Decline 'flūmen, flūminis' (n.) — river — in all cases. Remember the neuter rule.
Hint: Neuter: nom. and acc. are always identical; neuter plural nom./acc. end in -a.
How do you find the stem of a 3rd declension noun?
How does the 3rd declension genitive plural (-um) differ from the 1st declension (-ārum) and 2nd declension (-ōrum)?
What ending do 3rd declension nouns use in the ablative singular, and how does it differ from 1st and 2nd declension?
Which 3rd declension forms are identical in masculine/feminine nouns?
Translate: 'Mīlitēs rēgem dēfendunt.'
In 'Lēgēs rēgum sunt bonae', parse 'rēgum'.
Decline 'virtūs, virtūtis' (f.) — courage, virtue — in all cases.
Translate: 'Virtūs mīlitum est magna.'
Decline 'miles, militis' (m.) — soldier — in all cases.
Decline 'rex, regis' (m.) — king — in all cases.
Decline 'pater, patris' (m.) — father — in all cases.
Decline 'corpus, corporis' (n.) — body — in all cases.
Decline 'tempus, temporis' (n.) — time — in all cases.
Decline 'hostis, hostis' (m.) — enemy (i-stem) — in all cases.
Hint: I-stem noun: note the -ium genitive plural (not -um).
Decline 'urbs, urbis' (f.) — city (i-stem) — in all cases.
Hint: I-stem noun: -ium in genitive plural because the stem ends in two consonants.
Decline 'mare, maris' (n.) — sea (i-stem) — in all cases.
Hint: Neuter i-stem: note the -ī in ablative singular and -ium in genitive plural.
What distinguishes an i-stem 3rd declension noun from a consonant-stem?
Hint: Neuter i-stems also have -ī in the ablative singular and -ia in nominative/accusative plural.
Which of these is an i-stem 3rd declension noun: 'miles', 'rex', 'hostis', or 'corpus'?
Hint: I-stems include parisyllabic nouns like hostis, civis, and nouns whose stem ends in two consonants (urbs, mons).
What gender are most 3rd declension neuter nouns and how can you recognize them?