LINGVA LATINA PER SE ILLVSTRATA: Pars 1 FAMILIA ROMANA
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In a word, no. There are three more declensions to come, which will offer a variety of endings, not to mention a few first declension nouns having masculine gender e.g. nauta, agricola, poeta, auriga. It's best to memorise each word with its nominative singular form, genitive singular form, and gender. Just make it a habit.
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No.
Some masculine nouns end in -a, like nauta, pirata, collega, poeta (etc).
Some feminine nouns end in -us, especially the names of trees like malus or pinus.
Some neuter nouns end in -us like virus and another one that I can't think of right now.
And then there's the 3rd declension (and others) of course, where nouns end in totally different endings.
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You would be correct to say that most first declension nouns are feminine, for instance.
Greetings once more,
Does the word dominus literally mean 'dominant'? (With that I mean he has control over/he is superior to..) It appears in the phrase:
- Iūlius dominus servī (Dāvī) est. -
"Iūlius is the master/owner/dominant(of David)" - Is this a correct translation?
Thank you,
J.M
Does the word dominus literally mean 'dominant'? (With that I mean he has control over/he is superior to..) It appears in the phrase:
- Iūlius dominus servī (Dāvī) est. -
"Iūlius is the master/owner/dominant(of David)" - Is this a correct translation?
Thank you,
J.M
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Well, I wouldn't translate it as dominant ... it just means 'master' or 'head of family'
Yes.
Yes, the male head of the family.
Thank you Issacus,
J.M