1st Declension Nouns

First Declension Noun Info

• If you look up a first declension noun in the dictionary, it looks like this (pay attention to the bolded portion of the words):
• femina, feminae, f.

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First Declension Noun Gender

• ​​1st declension nouns are almost always FEMININE!
• There are a few 1st declension nouns that are masculine - they are always occupations! 
  • Examples of 1st declension masculine noun: 
    • nauta, nautae, f. (sailor)
    • agricola, agricolae, f. (farmer)
    • auriga, aurigae, f. (charioteer)
    • incola, incolae, f. (inhabitant)
    • pirata, piratae, f. (pirate)
    • scriba, scribae, f. (writer)
    • poeta, poetae, f. (poet)

First Declension Noun - Genitive Singular

• A first declension noun has a nominative singular that ends in "a"
  • Ex: femina
• ​​A first declension noun has a genitive singular that ends in "ae"
  • Ex: feminae​​