Nouns
In the first declension, the dative endings are:
- ·ae for singular,
- and ·is for plural.
| word | dative singular | dative plural |
|---|---|---|
| puella -ae f. | puellae | puellis |
In the second declension, the dative endings are:
- ·o for singular,
- and ·is for plural.
| word | dative singular | dative plural |
|---|---|---|
| colonus -i m. | colono | colonis |
| puer pueri m. | puero | pueris |
| magister magistri m. | magistro | magistris |
| templum templi n. | templo | templis |
In the third declension, the dative endings are:
- ·i for singular,
- and ·ibus for plural.
| word | dative singular | dative plural |
|---|---|---|
| rex regis m. | regi | regibus |
| navis navis f. | navi | navibus |
| litus litoris n. | litori | litoribus |
| mare maris n. | mari | maribus |
These endings are added to the base of the word. You can find the base of a third declension word by removing ·is from its genitive singular.
Adjectives
In first and second declension adjectives, the dative endings are:
- ·o for non-feminine singular,
- ·ae for feminine singular,
- and ·is for plural.
| word | dative singular non-feminine | dative singular feminine | dative plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| bonus -a -um | bono | bonae | bonis |
| miser misera miserum | misero | miserae | miseris |
In third declension adjectives, the dative endings are:
- ·i for singular,
- and ·ibus for plural.
| word | dative singular | dative plural |
|---|---|---|
| fortis forte | forti | fortibus |
| ingens ingentis | ingenti | ingentibus |
Pronouns
- ei
- him, her, it
- eis
- them
- mihi
- me
- nobis
- us
- sibi
- himself, herself, itself, themselves
- tibi
- you s.
- vobis
- you pl.