CHAPTER 6: PREDICT THE FIRST PRINCIPAL PART (1)

DECLENSIONS	1ST P-PART	OBLIQUE FORMS
1st	a	ae, am, ā, ārum, īs, ās
2nd	us	ī, ō, um, a, ōrum, īs, ōs
2nd (n.)	um	ī, ō, um, a, ōrum, īs, ōs
4th	us	ūs, uī, um, uum, ū, ibus, ubus
5th	ēs	ēī, ēī, em, e, ēs, ērum, ēbus

1.  If we know all the oblique forms of a 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th or 5^th declension noun, we can predict its 1^st principal part. 

Ex1.  The oblique forms nautae, nautam, nautā, nautārum, nautīs, nautās point to nauta as the 1^st principal part.

Ex2.  The oblique forms hortī, hortō, hortum, hortōrum, hortīs, hortōs point to hortus as the 1^st principal part.

Ex3.  The oblique forms oppidī, oppidō, oppidum, oppida, oppidōrum, oppidīs point to oppidum as the 1^st principal part.

Ex4.  The oblique forms ūsūs, ūsuī, ūsum, ūsuum, ūsū, ūsibus point to ūsus as the 1^st principal part.

Ex5.  The oblique forms, effigiēī, effigiem, effigiē, effigiērum, effigiēbus point to effigiēs as their 1^st principal part.

 

Exercise 1

What is the 1^st principal part of each list?

1.  spēluncae, spēluncam, spēluncā, spēluncārum, spēluncīs, spēluncās

2.  somnī, somnō, somnum, somnōrum, somnīs, somnōs

3.  spatiī, spatiō, spatium, spatia, spatiōrum, spatiīs

4.  sinūs, sinuī, sinum, sinuum, sinū, sinibus

5.  speciēī, speciem, speciē, speciērum, speciēbus

 

Exercise 2

What is the 1^st principal part of each list? 

1.  rosae, rosā, rosīs, rosās

2.  sūcī, sūcum, sūcīs, sūcōs

3.  tergī, tergō, tergum, tergīs

4.  sententiam, sententiae, sententiīs

5.  scientiam, scientiārum, scientiās

6.  servō, servum, servōrum

7.  scūta, scūtōrum, scūtīs

8.  scapha, scaphae, scapham

9.  saxum, saxī, saxīs

10.  saccōs, saccō, saccum

11.  senātum, senātū, senātuum

 

Exercise 3

What is the 1^st principal part of each list?  Use your dictionary carefully.

1.  rēgiā, rēgiam

2.  rāmum, rāma

3.  tēlō, tēlīs

4.  rēgīnīs, rēgīna

5.  pueritiam, pueritiā

6.  rēmōrum, rēmōs

7.  remediīs, remedia

8.  pūgnīs, pūgnās

9.  saxum, saxī

10.  punctō, punctīs

11.  rēgnum, rēgnō

12.  rēbus, rēī

 

Exercise 4

What is the 1^st principal part of each noun?  Use your dictionary carefully.

1.  terram

2.  sūcōs

3.  templa

4.  sagittae

5.  Rōmam

6.  rogō

7.  sīgnōrum

8.  rīpās

9.  stabulīs

10.  sociōs

11.  rōstra