Latin Pronoun Declensions and Vocabulary Reference

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Latin Personal and Possessive Pronouns

First Person Pronouns (Ego, Nos)

CaseSingular (Ego - I)Plural (Nos - We)English Equivalent
NominativeegonōsI, we
Accusativenōsme, us (Direct Object)
Genitivemeīnostrum / nostrīof me, of us
Dativemihinōbīsto/for me, to/for us (Indirect Object)
Ablativemē (mēcum)nōbīs (nōbīscum)by/with/from me, by/with/from us

Note: mēcum = with me; nōbīscum = with us.

Second Person Pronouns (Tu, Vos)

CaseSingular (Tu - You)Plural (Vōs - You)English Equivalent
Nominativevōsyou (singular), you (plural)
Accusativevōsyou (sing./pl., Direct Object)
Genitivetuīvestrum / vestrīof you (sing.), of you (pl.)
Dativetibivōbīsto/for you (sing.), to/for you (pl., Indirect Object)
Ablativetē (tēcum)vōbīs (vōbīscum)by/with/from you (sing.), by/with/from you (pl.)

Note: tēcum = with you (sing.); vōbīscum = with you (pl.).

Third Person Reflexive Pronoun (Se)

CaseSingular/Plural FormEnglish Equivalent (Himself, Herself, Itself, Themselves)
Nominative(none)(none)
Accusativehimself, herself, itself, themselves (Direct Object)
Genitivesuīof himself, of herself, of itself, of themselves
Dativesibito/for himself, to/for herself, to/for itself, to/for themselves
Ablativesē (sēcum)by/with/from himself/herself/itself/themselves

Note: sēcum = with himself/herself/itself/themselves.

Latin Possessive Pronouns

Possessor: Singular

PersonMasculineFeminineNeuterMeaning
1st (my)meusmeameummy, mine
2nd (your, sing.)tuustuatuumyour, yours (singular)
3rd (his/her/its own)suussuasuumhis own, her own, its own

Possessor: Plural

PersonMasculineFeminineNeuterMeaning
1st (our)nosternostranostrumour, ours
2nd (your, pl.)vestervestravestrumyour, yours (plural)
3rd (their own)suussuasuumtheir own

Note: Possessive pronouns decline like adjectives of the 1st/2nd declension (e.g., meus, -a, -um; noster, nostra, nostrum).

Possessive Pronoun Exercise

Write the correct possessive form:

  • manū [tuus, -a, -um]: manū tuā
  • domum [suus, -a, -um]: domum suam
  • fābellam [meus, -a, -um]: fābellam meam
  • mare [noster, nostra, nostrum]: mare nostrum
  • cornū [vester, vestra, vestrum]: cornū vestrō
  • oculī [meus, -a, -um]: oculī meī

Latin Vocabulary List

Nouns

ancilla, -ae (f)
maidservant
caelum, -ī (n)
sky, heaven
calamus, -ī (m)
reed, pen
castra, -ōrum (n. pl.)
camp
cibus, -ī (m)
food
ciconia, -ae (f)
stork
collis, collis (m)
hill
collum, -ī (n)
neck
conviva, -ae (m/f)
guest
cupiditās, cupiditātis (f)
desire, passion
dēnārius, -iī (m)
denarius (silver coin)
dictātor, dictātōris (m)
dictator
dux, ducis (m)
leader, general
famēs, famis (f)
hunger, famine
flūmen, flūminis (n)
river
frāter, frātris (m)
brother
gladius, -iī (m)
sword
grātia, -ae (f)
grace, favor; (pl.) thanks
lagoena, -ae (f)
bottle, flask
lingua, -ae (f)
tongue, language
littera, -ae (f)
letter (of alphabet); (pl.) letter, epistle
lūmen, lūminis (n)
light

Adjectives

alius, -a, -ud
other, another
caecus, -a, -um
blind
fōrmōsus, -a, -um
beautiful, handsome
interritus, -a, -um
fearless, unterrified
lēvis, -e
smooth
liquidus, -a, -um
liquid, clear
longus, -a, -um
long
miser, misera, miserum
wretched, miserable, poor
plēnus, -a, -um
full
sōlus, -a, -um
alone, only, single

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