# This is the input file for lquiz # @(#)nouns.dict 1.1 9/28/94 # commented lines start with a # character # # Each noun has two associated lines # First line MUST have the following format # # NomSing Stem Gender Decl Mixed # where # NomSing - Nominative singular form of the word # Stem - Stem of the word # Gender - m,c,f or n # Decl - 1,2,3,4 or 5 # Mixed - *, istem or nistem (applies to 3rd decl. nouns only) # for 3rd decl. i-stem nouns with gen. pl. 'ium' put istem # for 3rd decl. Neuter i-stem nouns put nistem # put * for all others # # Second line is the description of that noun # # --------------------------------------------------------------- ## 1st decl. ############### puella puell f 1 * girl nauta naut m 1 * sailor ## 2nd decl. ############### populus popul m 2 * people magister magistr m 2 * master bellum bell n 2 * war ## 3rd decl. ############## dux duc m 3 * leader flos flor m 3 * flower pes ped m 3 * foot caput capit n 3 * head flos flor m 3 * flower crus crur n 3 * leg princeps princip c 3 * chief opus oper n 3 * work # Following nouns i-stem 3rd decl. # i.e. in genitive plural it ends in 'ium' nubes nub f 3 istem cloud civis civ c 3 istem citizen mons mont m 3 istem mountain urbs urb f 3 istem city imber imbr m 3 istem shower or storm of rain pars part f 3 istem part ## Some Neuter i-stem nouns animal animal n 3 nistem animal cubile cubil n 3 nistem bed, couch calcar calcar n 3 nistem spur exemplar exemplar n 3 nistem pattern conclave conclav n 3 nistem room, chamber mare mar n 3 nistem sea ## 4th decl. ############# cornu corn n 4 * horn manus man f 4 * hand gradus grad m 4 * step ## 5th decl. ########### dies die m 5 * day res re f 5 * thing, matter, business, affair