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    The document discusses the declension of first declension nouns in Latin. It provides the paradigm for declining the noun "pecūni-" meaning money, including the stem, case endings, and inflected forms for each case in both the singular and plural. It then asks the reader to decline the nouns "patri-" meaning fatherland and "vīt-" meaning life by filling in the blanks in a similar paradigm table. It also notes that all Latin nouns have grammatical gender that is either masculine, feminine, or neuter.

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    The document discusses the declension of first declension nouns in Latin. It provides the paradigm for declining the noun "pecūni-" meaning money, including the stem, case endings, and inflected forms for each case in both the singular and plural. It then asks the reader to decline the nouns "patri-" meaning fatherland and "vīt-" meaning life by filling in the blanks in a similar paradigm table. It also notes that all Latin nouns have grammatical gender that is either masculine, feminine, or neuter.

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    The document discusses the declension of first declension nouns in Latin. It provides the paradigm for declining the noun "pecūni-" meaning money, including the stem, case endings, and inflected forms for each case in both the singular and plural. It then asks the reader to decline the nouns "patri-" meaning fatherland and "vīt-" meaning life by filling in the blanks in a similar paradigm table. It also notes that all Latin nouns have grammatical gender that is either masculine, feminine, or neuter.

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    THE FIRST DECLENSION

    Let's have a look at another first declension noun: "pecūni-" (money).

    SINGULAR

    STEM + CASE ENDING = INFLECTED FORM

    NOM. pecūni + -a = _______________

    GEN. pecūni + -ae = _______________

    DAT. pecūni + -ae = _______________

    ACC. pecūni + -am = _______________

    ABL. pecūni + -ā = _______________

    PLURAL

    STEM + CASE ENDING = INFLECTED FORM

    NOM. pecūni + -ae = _______________

    GEN. pecūni + -ārum = _______________

    DAT. pecūni + -īs = _______________

    ACC. pecūni + -ās = _______________

    ABL. pecūni + -īs = _______________

    Let's try a few more paradigms. Decline the noun "patri-" (fatherland) and vīt-"
    (life).

    SINGULAR
    patri- vīt-

    NOM. _______________ _______________

    GEN. _______________ _______________

    DAT. _______________ _______________

    ACC. _______________ _______________

    ABL. _______________ _______________

    PLURAL

    NOM. _______________ _______________

    GEN. _______________ _______________

    DAT. _______________ _______________

    ACC. _______________ _______________

    ABL. _______________ _______________

    GENDER

    All Latin nouns possess what is called "gender". That is, a noun will be masculine,
    feminine, or neuter. Don't confuse this kind of grammatical gender with biological

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