SAT II Latin : Latin Nouns
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Example Question #11 : Latin Nouns
Please choose the correct answer from below
The English word littoral comes from which latin word __________.
leto—kill
litus—sentence
litus—beach
lector—reader
littera—letter
litus—beach
The word in English, "littoral," means "pertaining to shores." It is not to be confused with the word "litteral" the noun for beach or shore in latin is "litus," the genitive being "litoris."
Example Question #1 : Latin Accusative Case
The accusative singular of vir is __________.
virem
virum
viram
virūs
vir
virum
Even though the noun vir doesn't end in -us or -um, it is a second declension masculine noun; therefore the correct accusative singular is virum.
Example Question #1 : Using Vocative Case In Latin
__________, veni in villam!
filii
filie
filius
filies
filī
filī
From the singular imperative veni and the exclamation mark, we know that this is a command, and that it is a singular subject; therefore, the subject is being directly addressed, so we must use the vocative case. The correct vocative for nouns ending in -ius is a simple -i, which is not to be confused with nouns that end in -us which take -e as the vocative ending.
Example Question #12 : Latin Nouns
Choose the correct answer from the choices below
__________, veni in villam!
Juli
Julie
Julium
Julio
Julius
Juli
Both the comma after the first word, and the verb in imperative let us know that someone is being addressed directly. In latin, the vocative case is used. For men's names that end in -ius, -i is the marker for the vocative, meaning Juli is the correct answer.
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