3rd Declension
The 3rd Declension contains nouns of every gender.
Masculine and feminine nouns follow the pattern of rex (king).
Neuter nouns decline in the same way as masculine and feminine nouns, just with the two neuter rules applied (i.e. nom. = acc.; nom. & acc. pl. end in –a.).
The stem of a 3rd Declension noun is often not clear from the nominative singular – use the genitive singular (removing the -is ending) to show the stem.
The genitive plural ends in –ium for some nouns.
mare (sea) has the ablative singular mari.
rex
| case | singular | plural |
| nom. | rex | reges |
| acc. | regem | reges |
| gen. | regis | regum |
| dat. | regi | regibus |
| abl. | rege | regibus |
amor
| case | singular | plural |
| nom. | amor | amores |
| acc. | amorem | amores |
| gen. | amoris | amorum |
| dat. | amori | amoribus |
| abl. | amore | amoribus |
corpus
| case | singular | plural |
| nom. | corpus | corpora |
| acc. | corpus | corpora |
| gen. | corporis | corporum |
| dat. | corpori | corporibus |
| abl. | corpore | corporibus |
mare
| case | singular | plural |
| nom. | mare | maria |
| acc. | mare | maria |
| gen. | maris | marium |
| dat. | mari | maribus |
| abl. | mari | maribus |
3rd Declension Nouns for GCSE
Quizlet
Practise with the 3rd Declension Nouns which are on the OCR GCSE (DVL) word list.
List
There are 47 3rd Declension nouns to learn for the OCR GCSE Latin Language paper (J282/01):
| Latin | Genitive | English | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| caput | capitis | head | neuter |
| corpus | corporis | body | neuter |
| flumen | fluminis | river | neuter |
| iter | itineris | journey | neuter |
| mare | maris | sea | neuter |
| nomen | nominis | name | neuter |
| scelus | sceleris | crime | neuter |
| tempus | temporis | time | neuter |
| vulnus | vulneris | wound | neuter |
| amor | amoris | love | masc. |
| ars | artis | art, skill | fem. |
| civis | civis | citizen | m. or f. |
| clamor | clamoris | shout, shouting, noise | masc. |
| comes | comitis | comrade, companion | m. or f. |
| consul | consulis | consul | masc. |
| custos | custodis | guard | m. or f. |
| dux | ducis | leader | masc. |
| frater | fratris | brother | masc. |
| gens | gentis | family, tribe, race, people | fem. |
| homo | hominis | man, human being | masc. |
| hostis | hostis | enemy | masc. |
| imperator | imperatoris | emperor, general, leader | masc. |
| iuvenis | iuvenis | young man | masc. |
| labor | laboris | work | masc. |
| legio | legionis | legion | fem. |
| lux | lucis | light, daylight | fem. |
| mater | matris | mother | fem. |
| miles | militis | soldier | masc. |
| mons | montis | mountain | masc. |
| mors | mortis | death | fem. |
| navis | navis | ship | fem. |
| nox | noctis | night | fem. |
| pars | partis | part | fem. |
| pater | patris | father | masc. |
| pax | pacis | peace | fem. |
| pes | pedis | foot | masc. |
| princeps | principis | chief, emperor | masc. |
| rex | regis | king | masc. |
| sanguis | sanguinis | blood | masc. |
| senator | senatoris | senator | masc. |
| senex | senis | old man | masc. |
| tempestas | tempestatis | storm | fem. |
| urbs | urbis | city, town | fem. |
| uxor | uxoris | wife | fem. |
| virtus | virtutis | courage, virtue | fem. |
| vox | vocis | voice, shout | fem. |