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Ecclesiastical Latin Nouns of the Fourth and Fifth Declensions


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Ecclesiastical Latin

 

This page uses

simplified diacriticals.

 

The vast majority of nouns encountered in Ecclesiastical Latin belong to the first three declensions. Below are the some important nouns that belong to the Fourth and Fifth Declensions.

 


Fourth Declension:

 

Virtually all Declension IV nouns are masculine, with only a few feminine or neuter (*)

aestus defectus intéritus potus
adventus domus introitus ritus  
affectus exercitus manus sensus
cantus éxitus morsus sinus
circúitus fletus nutus spíritus
coetus fructus occasus status
contactus  * genu ortus tribus
comitatus gradus planctus visus
conspectus impetus portus vultus
 * cornu incolatus    
       

Fifth Declension:

 

Virtually all Declension V nouns are feminine. Dies can be masculine or feminine depending on context.

coheres fides res spes
 (dies) progénies spécies tempéries
fácies réquies