Declension of Greek nouns with eta in Latin. As you can see, these endings look quite a bit different than our regular first declension Latin ones, although the masculine nouns have alternative, more Latinized endings. Sometimes the Greek loanwords, especially the feminine ones, do have fully Latinized variants.

-A declension is a group of nouns that are formed according to the same pattern. (There are 5 declensions in latin) First Declension -Most nouns of this declension are fem., some masc., no neuter. puella, puellae, f. “girl” Nominative singular, genitive singular form, feminine “English meaning” How to Decline 1st Declension Nouns 1.

First declension: -ā (e.g., cum sapientiā) Second declension: -ō (e.g., cum populō) Third declension: -e/-ī (e.g., cum iūdice) Word Order: "Cum" phrase typically comes before the verb. Can be placed for emphasis. More flexible than English "with" phrases. Legal Usage: Instrumental: how something is done. Accompaniment: who participates ...

The Latin verbs illustrate a society that valued communication, judgment, and social interaction, as seen in terms like 'testor' (to witness) and 'arbitror' (to think, to judge). This reflects a culture that prioritized civic engagement and the importance of testimony and moral reasoning in public life.

Two declensions ended in a vowel (*-o/-e [note 1]) and are called thematic; they were more regular and became more common during the history of PIE and its older daughter languages. PIE very frequently derived nominals from verbs.