Latin '-is' Ending: 1st (f), 2nd (m/n) Declension

Declensions1st (f), 2nd (m/n)

The Latin ending -is shows up in the 1st (f), 2nd (m/n). Here is how to tell which case it is.

Which cases use it

Dative plural, Ablative plural

Example

puellis, dominis

How to tell them apart

Dative: who is the action done to or for? Ablative: look for a preposition or a by/with/from sense.

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