first declension

English

Noun

first declension (plural first declensions)

  1. In Latin, a pattern of inflection of a group of nouns that are declined (inflected) in the same way, and which have an -a- in their stems.
    Most first declension nouns are feminine, but a few like agricola and nauta are masculine.
  • second declension
  • third declension
  • fourth declension
  • fifth declension
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