Scanlon's Latin Grammar - Essan.org

aqua (base, aqu-) , water
Singular
LATIN GRAMMAR
Plural
Nom. aqua the water aquae the waters
Gen. aquae of the water aquarum of the waters
Dat. aquae for the water aquis for the waters
Ace. aquam the water aquas the waters
Abl. aqua in tIle water aquis in the wat~s
3
aqua bona, the good water
Nom. aqua bona
aquae bonae
Gen. aquae bonae
aquarum bonarum
Dat. aquae bonae aquis bonis
Ace. aquam bonam aquas bonas
Abl. aqua bona aquis bonis
Note the following:
a) The base is obtained by dropping the ending of the genitive
singular. The case endings are added to this base.
b) There are no articles in Latin. Aqua means water or the water.
c) The genitive case corresponds to the possessive case in English.
Aquae means of the water or the water's (color).
d) The dative case corresponds to the English indirect obj ect.
He gives an apple to the. boy.
e) The accusative case is the English obj ective case. The direct
object of a verb (or the object of certain prepositions) is put in the
accusative case.
I) The ablative case is used after most prepositions.
g) In Latin the adjective frequently follows the noun.
EXERCISES
A. Cognates. Nouns ending in -ance and -ence in English end in
-antia and -entia in Latin. Pronounce and give the meaning for the
following.