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Declensions

Latin nouns have different endings to show case, number, and gender, which are arranged in five groups known as declensions. There are two classes of nouns in Latin, and both are declined:

Nouns - nomen substantivum
Adjectives - nomen adjectivum

The Latin Cases:

Nominative:  the subject/predicate nominative

Vocative:  person/noun addressed

Accusative:  direct object/object of preposition

Genitive:  shows possession, "of"

Dative:  indirect object "to/for" (the 'giving' case)

Ablative:  adverbial - answers 'how' questions "by/with/from/in/on"