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Basics on what a Latin declension is.
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Metella Caecilius mercator Metellam Caecilium mercatorem
1st Declension
ancilla
ancillam
2nd Declension
servus
servum
3rd Declension
mercator
mercatorem
The nominative ending of the 3rd declension may take various forms, but the accusative nearly always ends in –em.
EXAMPLES
mercator
leo
senex
canis
Grumio
What Latin nouns do you know already? Place them into 1st, 2nd or 3rd declensions
according to the nominative ending.