Second Declension Nouns

List of second declension nouns and how to decline them.

Ending Patterns for First Declension Nouns

♚ Masculine
  • -us, -ī (amicus, amicī)
  • -er, -ī (ager, agrī)
♜ Neuter
  • -um, -ī (donum, donī)

Declension Chart

Masculine Neuter
Nom. -us/er -um
Gen. -i -i
Dat. -o -o
Acc. -um -um
Abl. -o -o
Voc. -e/er -um
Nom. -i -a
Gen. -orum -orum
Dat. -is -is
Acc. -os -a
Abl. -is -is
Voc. -i -a

Declension Chart for vir, viri, m.

Singular Masculine
Nom. vir viri
Gen. viri virōrum
Dat. viro viris
Acc. virum viros
Abl. viro viris
Voc. vir viri

List of Second Declension Nouns

Term Definition Derivatives
ager, agri, m. field, farm agriculture
amicus, amici, m. friend amicable, mon ami
filius, filiī, m. son mon fils
numerus, numeri, m. number numeral
populus, populi, m. the people, a nation population
puer, pueri, m. boy -
vir, virī, m. man, hero virtue
basium, basiī, n. kiss basiate
bellum, belli, n. war rebel, rebellion
donum, doni, n. gift, present donation, donate
exitium, exitiī, n. destruction, ruin exit
magister, magistri, m. schoolmaster, teacher maestro
oculus, oculi, m. eye ocular, binoculars
officium, officiī, n. duty, service office, officer, official
otium, otiī, n. peace, leisure negotiate
periculum, periculi, n. danger, risk peril
remedium, remediī, n. cure, remedy remedial
animus, animi, m. soul, spirit, mind unanimous, animosity
animi, animorum, m. pl. high spirits, pride, courage unanimous, animosity
caelum, caeli, n. sky, heaven ceiling, celestial
verbum, verbi, n. word verb, adverb, verbal
deus, ī, m.
voc. sg. - deus
nom. pl. -
dat. and abl. pl. - dīs
god deity
discipulus, discipulī, m. learner, pupil, student disciple, discipline
liber, librī, m. book library, librarian, un libre
tyrannus, tyranni, m. absolute ruler, tyrant Tyrannosaurus Rex
vitium, vitiī, n. fault, vice, crime vicious, vitiate
locus, locī, m. place; passage in literature allocate
loca, locorum, n. place, region allocate
locī, locorum, m. passages in literature allocate
morbus, morbī, m. disease, sickness morbid, Morbius
studium, studiī, n. eagerness, zeal, pursuit, study studio, student
stultus, stulti, m. a fool stultify, stultification
Graecus, Graeci, m. a Greek -
annus, annī, m. year annals, anniversary, annuity, annual, biennial, perennial, centennial, millennium, superannuated
medicus, medicī, m. doctor, physician medic, medical, medicate, medicine, medicinal
principium, principiī, n. beginning principal, principle
factum, factī, n. deed, act, achievement fact, factual, faction, feat
signum, signī, n. sign, signal, indication; seal assign, consign, countersign, design, ensign, insignia, iresign, seal, signet
libellus, libellī, m. little book libel, libelous
lūdus, lūdī, m. game, sport; school ludicrous, delude, elude, elusive, allude, allusion, illusion, collusion, interlude, prelude, postlude
argūmentum, argūmentī, n. proof, evidence, argument argumentation, argumentative
beneficium, beneficiī, n. benefit, kindness; favour beneficence, beneficial, beneficiary
iūdicium, iūdiciī, n. judgment, decision, opinion; trial adjudge, adjudicate, judicial, judicious, injudicious, misjudge, prejudge, prejudice
mundus, mundī, m. world, universe mundane, extramundane, demimonde
vīcīnus, vīcīnī, m. neighbour vicinity, vicinal, vicinage
vulgus, vulgī, n. (sometimes m.) the common people, mob, rabble vulgar, vulgarity, vulagrize, vulgate, divulge
ferrum, ferrī, n. iron; sword ferric, ferrite, ferro-; Fe, the chemical symbol for iron
modus, modī, m. measure, bound, limit; manner, method, mode, way model, moderate, modern, modest,