The Beginner's Latin Exercises. Third Declension. Substantives of the Neuter Gender.
TODO
- Exercise A shows what has to be learnt and written in preparation for the next exercises (and future lessons).
- Exercise B contains viva voce Exercises.
- Exercise C (from Latin) and Exercise D (from English) contain the sentences to be translated, either orally or in writing.
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REQUIREMENTS
Vocabulary 13. Third Declension, neuter names.
- mel, mellis, n., honey.
- animal, -alis, n., an animal.
- flumen, -inis, n., a stream, river.
- nomen, -inis, n., a name.
- caput, -itis, n., a head.
- mare, maris, n., the sea.
- iter, itineris, n., a journey, march.
- opus, -eris, n., work.
- vulnus, -eris, n., a wound.
- corpus, -oris, n., the body.
- tempus, -oris, n., time.
- mirus, -a, -um, adj., wonderful.
- molestus, -a, -um, adj., troublesome.
- certus, -a, -um, adj., certain.
- incertus, -a, -um, adj., uncertain.
EXERCISES
Exercise A
- Learn Vocabulary 11.-13., the Syntax Rule 8., the way to decline nomen, -inis, and the neuter endings of the Third Declension.
- Decline flumen, iter and animal, calcar, mare.
- Decline together magnus lapis; alba nix; longum tempus.
- Parse operibus, vulneris, capite, itinera, marium, ducum.
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Exercise B
1. Give orally the English, with Number and Case, of:
- flumina; vulneribus; marium; mel.
- temporibus; animali; mari; capiti.
- nomine; itinera; operi; corpora,
- nominum; melle; operibus; corpore.
Exercise C: read and translate from Latin.
- Flumen est latum.
- Maria sunt alta.
- Opera apum mira sunt.
- Nomen Caesaris clarum est.
- Leones magna capita habent.
- Mors corporis est certa.
- Tempus mortis est incertum.
- Militis corpus multa vulnera habet.
- Mel apibus gratum est.
- Milites hostibus vulnera dant.
- Flumina hominibus et animalibus grata sunt.
- Iter virginibus moles turn est.
- Opera avium sunt mira.
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Exercise D: read and translate from English.
- The work of bees is wonderful.
- Many rivers are wide and deep.
- The general has many wounds.
- Long journeys are troublesome to soldiers.
- There is a sacred bird, phoenix by name.
- The colour of (its) body is red.
- The body of Caesar has many wounds.
- The soldiers defend (their) bodies with shields.
- Many animals have small heads and large bodies.
CREDITS
C.Sherwill Dawe, The Beginner's Latin Exercises Book, 1880, Rivington, Waterloo Place, London; read the book on archive.org.
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