AP Latin › Latin Nouns
The correct dative plural of dux is __________.
ducibus
duxibus
duces
ducia
ducebus
The correct dative plural of dux is ducibus. As a third declension noun with a genitive of ducis, the proper ending, -ibus is added to the stem, resulting in ducibus.
Choose fill in the blank with the correct answer from the choices below
Senator mandat __________ in hortum
puero
puer
puerum
pueri
pueros
The correct answer is "puero". It should be rememebered that Mandare in Latin takes the dative case instead of the accusative; therefore, "puero" is the only viable option.
The accusative singular of vir is __________.
virum
virem
viram
virūs
vir
Even though the noun vir doesn't end in -us or -um, it is a second declension masculine noun; therefore the correct accusative singular is virum.
Choose the correct translation for the underlined section of the sentence.
Ego visus sum a Bruto.
by Brutus
to Brutus
for Brutus
with Brutus
at Brutus
The sentence translates to "I was seen by Brutus." This is called the ablative of personal agent, which uses the preposition "a" before the noun that is doing the action.
This construction is seen in the words "a Bruto."
Aquitania __________ est.
provincia
provinciam
provinciae
provincias
provinciarum
The correct answer is provincia. Because of the verb est, which comes from the verb esse, to be, the nominative must be used instead of the accusative in a construction called the predicate nominative.
Please choose the correct answer below
Tiberis et Padus __________ sunt.
flumina
viae
maria
ponti
montes
Tiberis and Padus are the latin names for the rivers Tiber and Po, respectively. The word for river in Latin is Flumen, the nominative singular is Flumina.
Vir __________ caeditur
gladio
cum gladio
a gladio
per gladio
gladium
The correct answer is gladio. This is the example of the ablative of means, meaning an inanimate object was used to achieve an action. As such, there is no need for a preposition, as gladio in this context means "with a sword" already.
Please choose the correct answer from the options below
The proper ablative and dative plural form of the word Dea is __________.
Deabus
Deis
Dea
Deam
Dearum
The noun "dea," though it is a first declension noun, is "deabus" in the plural dative and ablative, so as not to get it mixed up with the ablative and dative plural of the 2nd declension masculine noun "deus."
The nominative plural of fulmen is __________.
fulmina
fulmena
fulmenes
fulmines
fulminae
The noun lightning, fulmen is a third-declension neuter noun. As such, the proper ending for the nominative plural is -a. The genitive, which determines the stem, is fulminis; therefore the correct nominative plural is fulmina.
Please choose the correct answer from below
The English word littoral comes from which latin word __________.
litus—beach
littera—letter
lector—reader
leto—kill
litus—sentence
The word in English, "littoral," means "pertaining to shores." It is not to be confused with the word "litteral" the noun for beach or shore in latin is "litus," the genitive being "litoris."