2007-02-26 14:46:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Revision: all existing indeclinable latin nouns, not just necessarily the ones at the back of my text...
2007-02-26 14:59:26 · update #1
I've found a list on Wikipedia
Indeclinable nouns are neuter nouns which only occur in the nominative and accusative singular. There are only six indeclinable nouns.
fās — (fate, divine law)
nefās — (sin, abomination)
īnstar — (likeness)
māne (1)— (morning)
nihil — (nothing, none)
secus — (sex, coitus)
(1) used in the ablative case too.
2007-02-26 19:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by martox45 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there's a complete list out there. You'll just have to muddle through, like the rest of us, looking them up as they come along (I'm a grad student in classics, and I'm not even sure I've come across all of them). I can offer you one piece of advice: a good Latin student never declines sex.
*Note on below: I realize the question was referring to indeclinable nouns, but I was referring to the whole class of indeclinables, which also includes adjectives (e.g. sex, frugi, mille).
*Note on the one below the one below: hey, I'm giving a presentation on Priapus and Roman aggressive sexuality in the Satyricon this week, and I'm trying to get into the proper mood. If you don't like it, ignore it.
2007-02-26 17:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by ithyphallos 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The thumbs down is for the completely inappropriate username. That is really lame.
2007-02-26 22:15:00 · answer #3 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are usually in the back of your text book
2007-02-26 14:53:55 · answer #4 · answered by Dataguard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋