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LESSON 7

LATIN THIRD DECLENSION NOUNS. FEMININE GENDER

In this lesson you will:

•Learn the endings of the feminine third declension nouns.

•Learn exceptions to the rule of the feminine third declension nouns endings.

This lesson is divided into the following sections:

I.Endings of feminine third declension nouns.

II.Exceptions to the rule of the feminine third declension nouns endings.

III.Exercises.

IV. Vocabulary

I. ENDINGS OF FEMININE THIRD DECLENSION NOUNS

Most nouns ending by -io, -as, -is, -s, -x (imparisyllaba), -is (parisyllaba) are feminine, cf.:

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II. EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE OF THE FEMININE THIRD DECLENSION NOUNS ENDINGS

The following nouns having feminine endings are masculine (according to 6 endings in the foregoing table):

The following nouns having feminine endings are neuter:

1.pancrĕas, ătis n - pancreas

2.vas, vasis n - vessel

III. EXERCISES

1.Translate into English:

cavĭtas medullāris, basis cranii externa, cartilāgo thyroiděa, cartilāgo alāris major, margo inferior pulmōnis sinistri, auris externa, bifurcatio trachēae, basis pyramĭdis renālis, margo utěri dexter, axis bulbi externus, pancreas accessorium,

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pars liběra gingīvae, cartilāgo septi nasi, cavĭtas oris propria, labyrinthus ossěus auris internae, terminatio nervi cutis, vas lymphatĭcum superficiāle, canālis palatīnus major, caput pancreătis, regio thorācis posterior, sanguis venōsus et arteriōsus.

2.Make up grammatical agreement of adjectives with the given nouns :

1) cavĭtas (pleurālis, e; articulāris, e; medullāris, e) 2) margo (anterior, ius; frontālis, e ; dexter, tra, trum)

3) auris (internus, a, um ; externus, a, um ; medius, a, um)

4) cartilāgo (costālis, e; alāris, e; articulāris, e; major, jus)

5) pars (ossěus, a, um; laterālis, e; anterior, ius; dexter, tra, trum) 6) vas (lymphatĭcus, a, um; sanguiněus, a, um; capillāris, e)

3.Translate into Latin:

dura mater of brain, pyloric canal, fornix of stomach, canal of great stony nerve, angle of stomach, fornix of pharynx, ring-shaped part of fibrous vagina, sholder joint, capsule of pancreas, tympanic cavity of middle ear, greater palatine canal, cartilage of nasal septum, inferior constrictor of pharynx.