Latin A2: Rex, regis: the third declension · Words

The third declension is the biggest. The subject can end in almost anything (rex, pater, homo, nomen), so learn each noun with its genitive, which shows the stem: rex, regis. On that stem: object -em (regem), of -is (regis), to -i (regi), by/with -e (rege); plural subject and object -es (reges). Neuter nouns keep their subject form as object: nomen, tempus, corpus.

• rex — king
• lex — law
• pater — father
• mater — mother
• homo — person, human being
• civis — citizen
• nomen — name
• tempus — time

• Quod nomen tibi est? — What is your name?
• Pater et mater in villa sunt. — Father and mother are at the country house.
• Tempus fugit. — Time flies.
• Civis Romanus sum. — I am a Roman citizen.